States with expanded health coverage fight bill

Kate Zernike of the New York Times writes about states like New York that already have expanded health care coverage fighting Senate health care reform bill. “States that have already broadly expanded health care coverage are pushing back against the Senate overhaul bill, arguin
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Marcellus Shale: Economists hopeful about region’s job prospects in 2010

Jeffrey Arron writes in the ithacajournal.com that although jobs in the Southern Tier are still being lost, economists and government leaders say there are some bright prospects on the horizon that make the coming year look promising. “The region is getting ready for new jobs result
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Business Council chief has resolutions for pols

In an op-ed provided to the Business Review network across the country, Kenneth Adam’s, president and CEO of The Business Council of New York State, Inc. offered a series of New Year’s resolutions for state legislators.  “Over 850,000 New Yorkers need jobs this ho
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David A. Paterson: Senate bill would cost New York

The following  is part of an op-ed from Governor David Paterson that appeared in the Buffalo News on Christmas Day. “New York taxpayers are being used to pay for handouts to other states. The U. S. Senate voted earlier this week to move forward on health care reform legislation
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Senate and House in search of health-care compromise

Now that the Senate has passed landmark health-care legislation this morning, the hardest work of all will begin: reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions of reform and uniting behind a single bill that can be sent to the president. Lori Montgomery and Alec Ma
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Consumer spending and income rise, but new-home sales drop

Neil Irwin and Dina ElBoghdady of the Washington Post write -”Americans’ incomes and spending levels rose in November, while new-home sales dropped, according to data released Wednesday that suggest the economy has continued a steady but unspectacular expansion as the end
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CBO double-counts on Senate health care bill

CBO has just admitted that they double-counted the Medicare cuts in their HCR analysis. CBO cannot extend solvency of Medicare with Medicare cuts and simulutaneously fund Reid’s bill with Medicare cuts. Key Excerpt from attached CBO letter: “The key point is that the savin
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Marcellus Shale: Fracking support company looks to set up shop in Kirkwood

Tom Wilber writes on Pressconnects.com – “Rain for Rent, a fracking-support company from California, plans to open a branch in Kirkwood to be in the thick of Marcellus Shale development. Plans call for a distribution and maintenance center for rental equipment, including t
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Health fight shifts to insurer shopping

Michael Kranish write in the Boston Globe – “WASHINGTON – The public option is gone. Expansion of Medicare is dead. But an intense fight continues over a crucial issue in the proposed health care overhaul: how far Congress should go in emulating the type of insurance
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Sen. Chuck Schumer mum on Senate health care bill that could bring cuts to New York

Michael Mcauliff of the Daily News writes -”When the feds whack New York, you usually hear Chuck Schumer lead the outrage. But on health care, he’s been practically mute about some mighty hits headed our way. Mayor Bloomberg and Gov. Paterson both slammed the Senate bill M
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