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Andrew Gounardes

26th Senate District

Jeremy A. Cooney

56th Senate District

Rachel May

48th Senate District

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Child Poverty, Poverty, accessible housing, Access to Education, Employment

Report by Cities 2 Chair Senator Rachel May sheds light on poverty in New York’s Upstate cities

April 12, 2024

As chair of As the chair of the Senate Standing Committee on Cities 2, Senator May conducted a hearing in early December 2023 on poverty in Upstate cities.

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Child Poverty, Child tax credit

Sen. Gounardes to New York Focus: "The Working Families Tax Credit Can Slash Child Poverty"

Andrew Gounardes

April 9, 2024

Senator Andrew Gounardes speaks at a hearing in the New York State Capitol.

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Child Poverty, Child tax credit

Sen. Gounardes in the Buffalo News: "Working families need help from New York - or they'll leave"

Andrew Gounardes

April 9, 2024

A picture of Senator Gounardes holding his two children, next to a picture of Pete Nabozny from the Children's Agenda holding his two children.

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NYS Senator Cooney, Empire State Child Tax Credit, Rochester, Child Poverty

Senator Cooney, Rochester Children's Advocates Call for Increased Funding to Fight Child Poverty

Jeremy A. Cooney

March 20, 2023

(Left to Right) Larry Marx (Children's Agenda), Yversha Roman (CASH Rochester), Senator Jeremy Cooney, Aqua Porter (RMAPI), Jerome Underwood (ABC)

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EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit), anti-poverty, Child Poverty, Childhood Poverty

NY Lawmakers Urge Inclusion of Expanded Earned Income Tax Credit in Final Budget

March 10, 2022

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2021-S537

EITC (Earned Income Tax Credit), Family Support, Child Care, anti-poverty, Child Poverty

Provides for the advance payment of the earned income tax credit

January 5, 2022

In Senate Committee Budget And Revenue Committee

Sponsor: Anna M. Kaplan

There are no upcoming meetings or public hearings scheduled at this time

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