NYS News

• The Build Back Better Framework Will Deliver for New York

  November 22, 2021: President Biden’s Build Back Better framework will bring down costs that have held back families in New York for decades by cutting taxes and making child care, home care, education, health care, and housing more affordable. The...Read more >

• We All Have A Responsibility To Safeguard Ourselves And Others In The Pandemic

  January 11, 2021: Even with the hope and progress of the COVID 19 vaccine, public health experts and other policy makers are warning that this will be a cruel season. We encourage you  to learn the facts, communicate with your health care professionals and  se...Read more >

• New York City Actions on Age Discrimination   NYSARA to Use as Guideline for State Actions

  December 03, 2020: Bobbie Sackman, Workplace Discrimination Coordinator for the NYC Chapter of NYSARA, is pleased to report two groundbreaking steps taken in 2020 by NYC government to address age discrimination in the workplace: In July, 2020, the NYC Commission on ...Read more >

• Some New York State Legislature Laws Passed During the Pandemic that Benefit Seniors

  June 02, 2020:   The Senate and Assembly Majorities are committed to protecting New Yorkers' rights. Legislation passed this week will continue to protect the rights of New Yorkers during this pandemic. The bills passed by the Senate and Assembly includ...Read more >

• Absentee Balloting in New York State

  April 20, 2020: Because of the COVID 19 pandemic NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order concerning the June 23, 2020 primary. **Pursuant to Executive Order 202.15 issued April 9, 2020, voters may request and vote via an absentee ballot for ...Read more >

• Results of the Campaign for New York Health Survey

  July 02, 2019: Members of NYSARA participated in the health survey conducted by the CNYH.  CNYH completed 2,409 Healthcare Rights and Access Surveys with residents all over New York State. CNYH trained volunteers on how to implement the survey, and collected resul...Read more >

• Advance Care Directives in New York State

  June 13, 2019: In New York State, the best way to ensure that your health care wishes are known and followed is to use Advance Directives. These are legal documents that will speak for you if you are unable to speak for yourself. A Health Care Proxy allows you ...Read more >

• NYS Alliance 2018 Annual Congressional Voting Record

  May 20, 2019: On Thursday the national Alliance released its 2018 Congressional Voting Record scoring each U.S. Senator and Representative’s votes on critical retirement security issues. “Most politicians say they care about seniors on the campaign trail, ...Read more >

• New York’s proposed best interest standard for annuities and life insurance

  February 19, 2018: On Monday, November 27th the United States labor department postponed from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1, 2019, the fiduciary rule that established the applicability of a legally binding contract between brokers and retirement-account clients that requi...Read more >

• NYSARA Lauds Progress on two of its 2017 NYS Legislative Issues

  May 21, 2017: The New York Health Act the “Medicare-for-all” bill—designed to provide health insurance to all state residents—passed the predominantly Democratic Assembly Tuesday afternoon May 16th following several hours of partisan back-and-forth on the ...Read more >