NEW YORK — Following demands by President-elect Donald Trump on his social media site, Truth Social, Republicans in the House of Representatives have scrapped their own bipartisan plan to fund the federal government through March of next year.

MERRICK, NEW YORK — Last night, local residents joined Empire State Voices for a Halloween-themed ‘Pints & Politics’ in Merrick, NY, with conversations centered around the controversial 2017 Republican Tax Law. But ghouls and ghosts weren’t the evening’s only fright, as Long Islanders attempted to answer rounds of trivia questions on the two spookiest topics: Halloween monsters and tax policy!

NEW YORK — On Monday, The New York Times published reporting that detailed how millions of working families could lose access to affordable healthcare at the end of next year thanks to congressional Republicans’ unwillingness to extend key tax credits.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK — Yesterday, as anticipation grew ahead of the vice presidential debate, keen-eyed New Yorkers may have spotted a familiar airplane banner flying over the Hudson River. 

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project hosted a community forum in Hempstead, featuring a moderated panel discussion with local organizers, advocates, and policy experts on Long Island’s ongoing cost of living crisis.

NEW YORK — Yesterday, House Republicans failed to pass a Continuing Resolution to extend government funding, which is set to expire on September 30th. This comes after nearly a year of attempts by the Republican majority to pass an array of government funding bills that would cut non-defense funding by 22%.

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project Action hosted a community forum at Syracuse’s Central Library on the ongoing childhood poverty crisis in Central New York.

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK — Last Thursday, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project hosted a community forum at Binghamton University on the issues of food and housing insecurity in Upstate New York.

BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK — This week, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project Action joined forces to donate $2,000 worth of backpacks and other necessary school supplies to the Sisterhood of Activists For Equity and Battleground New York’s back-to-school giveaway. The supplies are being distributed to families living in the Carlisle Hills Apartments, a Section 8 housing complex for low-income families in northeast Binghamton.

HEMPSTEAD, NEW YORK — Today, Empire State Voices, Make the Road Action, and 1199SEIU held a rally with local union leaders, activists, and residents in front of the new civic engagement mural in Hempstead, NY. Flanked by a mobile billboard truck echoing their message and Mr. Rigs, the “corporate fat cat,” the coalition spoke out against the harmful anti-union and anti-worker policies set forth in Project 2025.

LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project Action joined forces to donate $2,000 worth of backpacks and other necessary school supplies to the Elmont Cultural Center, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, and Naeem Justice for their back-to-school giveaways. The supplies will be distributed to local Long Island families in need as children prepare for the return to school over the next several weeks.

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — This Saturday, Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project Action joined forces to donate $2,000 worth of backpacks and other necessary school supplies to the Mary Nelson Youth Center’s Back-to-School Supply Giveaway. The supplies will be distributed to local Syracuse families in need as children prepare for the return to school over the next several weeks.

NEW YORK — Despite the continued signs that the inflation is cooling, prices remain high, and New Yorkers across the state are struggling to keep up with the cost of groceries. Unchecked corporate greed has led to price gouging on even basic necessities, leaving millions of New Yorkers experiencing food insecurity while corporate profits skyrocket.

NEW YORK — Two years ago today, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act, a piece of legislation that has come to define the Biden-Harris administration. The Inflation Reduction Act was an unparalleled investment in working- and middle-class Americans that has improved healthcare coverage and lowered drug costs for tens of millions, invested in clean energy projects across the country, and created hundreds of thousands of new jobs—all while reducing the deficit!

NEW YORK — Today, the Biden-Harris administration unveiled the results of the first-ever Medicare drug price negotiations, a development made possible by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, which marks its second anniversary tomorrow. These negotiations are part of the administration’s broader effort to address the crisis of healthcare affordability caused by price-gouging and corporate greed.

UTICA, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices and Citizen Action of New York helped Utica residents beat the heat with an ice cream social event in Oneida Square. Local residents stopped by for free ice cream and discussed some of the issues that matter most to them.

ENDICOTT, NEW YORK — An Endicott resident has filed an official complaint against Congressman Marc Molinaro with the House Communications Standards Commission following the broadcast of a radio ad last month. The complaint alleges that Rep. Molinaro illegally used taxpayer money for campaign purposes, citing parallels between the ad and several of the congressman’s campaign videos.

LONG BEACH, NEW YORK — On Saturday, residents enjoying a day at Long Beach turned their attention skyward to see an airplane banner highlighting the inequities of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, known by opponents as the Republican Tax Scam. The banner, paid for by Empire State Voices and Economic Security Project Action, is the start of a statewide campaign drawing attention to the upcoming fight over a slew of provisions from the 2017 law that are set to expire next year.

NEW YORK — Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the IRS announced that the Biden Administration’s crackdown on ultra-wealthy tax cheats has officially recovered $1 billion in unpaid taxes. The initiative is part of President Biden’s signature legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, which gave the IRS $80 billion over the next 10 years to modernize its systems and hire additional agents for audits on individuals with over $1 million of income.