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John King Jr. Named SUNY Chancellor

December 6, 2022 By WRFA Leave a Comment

The State University of New York Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of John B. King Jr. as the 15th chancellor of SUNY. King’s selection was the result of a year-long global search. He replaces Deborah Stanley, former president of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Deborah Stanley, Jim Malatras, John B. King Jr., State University of New York Board of Trustees, The Education Trust

New York’s Congressional Representatives Send Bipartisan Request to Trump Administration for Federal Coverage of COVID-19 Costs

April 20, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - New York’s entire 28 member bipartisan delegationsent a letter to President Donald Trump on Friday requesting his administration expeditiously grant the state a waiver to provide 100% federal funding for all Federal Emergency Management … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Adriano Espaillat, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthony Brindisi, Antonio Delgado, Barack Obama, Brian Higgins, Carolyn Maloney, Charles Schumer, Chuck Schumer, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Eliot Engel, Elise Stefanik, Federal Emergency Management Agency, George W. Bush, Grace Meng, Gregory Meeks, Hakeem Jeffries, House of Representatives, Jerry Nadler, Joe Morelle, John Katko, Jose Serrano, Kathleen Rice, Kirsten Gillibrand, Lee Zeldin, Max Rose, Nita Lowey, Nydia Velázquez, Paul Tonko, Peter King, Sean Patrick Maloney, Thomas Suozzi, Tom Reed, U.S. Senate, Yvette Clarke

New York State Joins Powering Past Coal Alliance in Response to EPA’s Pro-Coal Agenda

August 21, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that New York is joining the Powering Past Coal Alliance, an international coalition of governments, businesses, and other organizations committed to leading the rest of the world in ending the use of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Wheeler, Barack Obama, Clean Climate Careers, Clean Power Plan, Climate Change, Department of Environmental Conservation, Donald Trump, Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Fund, Energy Vision strategy, Environmental Protection Agency, Kathy Hochul, Paris Agreement, Powering Past Coal Alliance, U.S. Climate Alliance

Cuomo Criticizes Proposed Rollback of EPA Emissions Standards

April 3, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Federal environmental regulators announced on Monday they will ease emissions standards for cars and trucks, saying that a timeline put in place by President Barack Obama was not appropriate and set standards "too high." The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Environmental Protection Agency, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Government Shutdown Looms as Lawmakers Fail to Address DACA

January 19, 2018 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - A bitterly-divided Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solution to protect about 700,000 younger immigrants from being deported. Democrats in the Senate – … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Charles Schumer, Congress, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, Immigration, U.S. Senate

FCC Votes to Repeal Obama Era Net Neutrality Regulations, New York AG to Lead Lawsuit Against Repeal

December 15, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted along party lines Thursday to repeal landmark 2015 rules aimed at ensuring a free and open internet. The approval of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s proposal in a 3-2 vote marked a victory for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Ajit Pai, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Eric Schneiderman, Federal Communications Commission, Net Neutrality

Reed Will Oppose Any Health Care Bill that Doesn’t Include Faso-Collins Amendment

July 25, 2017 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - Republican leaders are steering the Senate toward a crucial vote on their bill eviscerating much of the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama's health care law. The pending vote has been buoyed by the near theatrical return to the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Barack Obama, Chris Collins, Collins Amendment, John Faso, John McCain, Medicaid, Tom Reed, U.S. Senate

Congressman Reed Not Willing to Predict Outcome of Senate Majority’s Healthcare Proposal

July 13, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Senate Republican leaders are trotting out their new, but reeling, health care bill and angling toward a showdown vote next week amid signs that they have lots of work ahead to win over GOP lawmakers or face a resounding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Congress, Healthcare, House of Representatives, Medicaid, Mitch McConnell, Tom Reed, U.S. Senate

Reed Calls Cuomo a Liar and a Bully in Response to Criticism Over GOP Healthcare Plan

June 27, 2017 By WRFA 1 Comment

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's campaign promise to repeal and replace "Obamacare" is now in the hands of a key group of GOP senators who are opposing -or not yet supporting - legislation Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, American Health Care Act, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, Chris Collins, Collins Amendment, Congress, Congressional Budget Office, Donald Trump, House of Representatives, John Faso, Mitch McConnell, Rand Paul, Ron Johnson, Susan Collins, Tom Reed, U.S. Senate

Reed Supports Rollback of Dodd-Frank Banking Regulations

June 9, 2017 By WRFA Leave a Comment

WASHINGTON - Members of the House of Representatives voted Thursday to deliver on their promise to repeal Dodd-Frank — the massive set of Wall Street regulations President Barack Obama signed into law after the 2008 financial crisis. In a near … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Barack Obama, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Dodd-Frank Act, Financial Choice Act, House of Representatives, Jeb Hensarling, Tom Reed, Wall Street

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