Politics As It Happens: NYSARC President and Executive Director Appear as Part of Governor’s Press Conference on Executive Compensation
At the invitation of the Governor’s Office and James Introne, the Governor’s Secretary for Human Services, NYSARC President John Schuppenhauer, Esq. and Executive Director Marc Brandt appeared before the press to weigh in on behalf of the Governor’s initiative to control excessive executive compensation. Jeff Wise, NYRA’s CEO, also joined NYSARC’s executive director and president. [...]
Politics As It Happens: Michael Carey Blasts the Governor and Clarence Sundram Over Abuse Bill; Marc Brandt Speaks Out on Behalf of Sundram
“Advocate for the developmentally disabled Michael Carey blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to overhaul how abuse at group homes managed or licensed by the state, saying it provides for too many loopholes and was put together by an official who helped hide crimes. Carey’s son Jonathon died under state supervised care and has since become [...]
Politics As It Happens: Governor’s Big Priority for the Rest of the Legislative Session – Enact the Abuse Protections Bill
From the Albany Times Union: “Some of us may have thought we’d be gliding toward the end of this year’s legislative session, set for June 21, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo just disabused the legislature and press corps of that notion, saying his priority for the next seven weeks would be to enact a sweeping set [...]
Politics As It Happens: NY Times Summarizes Yesterday’s Political Reaction to the Governor’s Proposal on Abuse; Also Publishes Editorial
“With just seven weeks to go in the legislative session, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo said Monday that he was determined to win passage of legislation overhauling the state’s response to the abuse and neglect of vulnerable residents. There was reason for him to be both optimistic and cautious. The Assembly speaker, Sheldon Silver, a Democrat, and the [...]
Politics As It Happens: Governor Cuomo Establishes State-of-the-Art Website to Advocate for Establishing “Justice Center”
The Justice Center is the centerpiece of the Governor’s sweeping initiative to overhaul the State’s systems for curbing and controlling abuse of vulnerable persons. http://www.governor.ny.gov/Justice4SpecialNeeds/home Click the link above. To get to the Center for Justice site, you’ll need to cancel “Get Involved” and the Center for Justice site will open.
Politics As It Happens: Governor’s Office Issues Press Release for Massive Legislation Overhauling New York State’s Systems for Curbing and Preventing Abuse
“Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled new legislation to establish the strongest standards and practices in the nation for protecting people with special needs and disabilities. Governor Cuomo’s legislation will create a new Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs, an initiative that will transform how the state protects over one million [...]
Politics As It Happens: New York Times – Governor to Propose New Agency to Fight Abuse
There will be major events at the Capitol tomorrow (Monday) to present the Governor’s proposal to overhaul State systems, laws, and agencies to curb abuse of vulnerable populations. “Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, seeking to strengthen the state’s chronically weak response to abuse of disabled people who live in publicly financed homes, plans this week to propose [...]
Politics As It Happens: CMS Invites Public Comment on People First Waiver
CMS has posted a link inviting public comment on the People First Waiver. According to CMS, the comment period ends on May 27. It should be noted that the material on this link is somewhat dated, reflecting the status of the Waiver roughly during last fall. Though it is worth noting that this CMS link [...]
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