A Letter from Senator Robert Ortt, Chairman of the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, and 21 other Senators, to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan asks that the Senate's One House Budget Proposal include $45 Million to begin to provide a living wage for...

The collection of representatives could be called the "Valley Coalition" and could get together for the first time early next month. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of NYS, and do not necessarily reflect the...

But there should be no debate about our obligation to pay a living wage to those who care for the disabled and, in doing so, represent us all. READ MORE HERE HERE AND HERE   The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of...

Two more newspapers call on governor Cuomo to add money to the NYS Budget to increase salaries for direct care workers. A letter to Cuomo, signed by 23 senators, said this: "Simply put, if NYS does not make major investments in the direct support workforce this...