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Gillibrand fights for anti-scam legislation $16 billion stolen from Americans in 2024 due to crime, says senator
Queens Chronicle, Naeisha Rose, 12/12/25 U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, at podium, with members of AARP and the New York StateWide Senior Action Council, advocating for her federal anti-scam bill. Photo by Adrien Lesser / U.S. Senate The holidays are a time when...
New York Seniors Losing Ground in Battle for Economic Security, the 2024 NYS Elder Economic Security Index Finds
ALBANY, N.Y., Nov. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- An estimated 860,000 New York residents face a substantial risk of financial insecurity, according to a report prepared by the Center for Social and Demographic Research on Aging, part of the Gerontology Institute at the...
Medicaid Work Requirements Will Hurt Older Adults the Most
Opinion Published: May. 20, 2025, 8:30 a.m. By María Alvarez & Nora OBrien-Suric - María Alvarez is executive director of New York StateWide Senior Action Council, based in Albany. Nora OBrien-Suric, Ph.D., is president of the Health Foundation for Western &...
Budget Briefing on the NYS Office for the Aging Budget
Date: February 3, 2023. 10:00 AM; REGISTER Governor Hochul will present her budget to the legislature on Wednesday, Feb. 1. StateWide will be reviewing the budget proposals and the impact on older New Yorkers in this briefing. We will host a second briefing on aging...
StateWide’s Grassroots Advocacy Day a Success
Several hundred older New Yorkers arrived in Albany on May 11 to participate in our Advocacy Day. They took to the Capitol to speak with their state Assembly and Senate representatives following a briefing. Topics covered included budget funding for senior services...
GOVERNOR HOCHUL WILL DELIVER THE 2026 STATE OF THE STATE
DATE: January 13, 2026 TIME: 1:00 PM Governor Hochul will deliver the annual State of the State address. The address, held annually at the start of the legislative session, sets the tone on new initiatives the Governor will propose and highlights recent...