Measuring COVID-19’s effect on New Yorkers with disabilities
Sept. 10, 2020 - Sen. David Carlucci (D-New City), chair of the Senate Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Committee, recapped a recent hearing into the pandemic’s impact on people living with developmental or intellectual disabilities.
Hospitals forecast grim financial future after COVID-19 peak
Sept. 9, 2020 - Shannon Young, Health care reporter for Politico NY, updated us on the latest health care news in the state including the fiscal woes that hospitals are facing.
Stop the parties and follow COVID-19 guidelines, says SUNY student government president
Sept. 8, 2020 - Following an outbreak of COVID-19 at SUNY Oneonta, the college has closed the campus and is sending students home for the rest of the fall semester. Jahad Hoyte, Acting SUNY Student Assembly President and
Cuomo adviser lays out the evolving COVID-19 testing landscape
Sept. 3, 2020 - Wednesday marked the twenty-sixth day that New York’s COVID-19 positivity rate was below one percent. Gareth Rhodes, Deputy Superintendent and Special Counsel of the state’s Department of Financial Services, will discuss the latest on
Nursing homes advocate for more flexible COVID-19 regulations from state
Sept. 3, 2020 - We got an update on how nursing homes are working to keep both residents and staff safe when Stephen Hanse, President & CEO of NYS Health Facilities Association and NYS Center for Assisted Living,
New Yorkers fear a second COVID-19 wave this fall, according to new Siena poll
Sept. 3, 2020 - Dr. Don Levy, Director of the Siena College Research Institute, shared the results of the latest Siena College Research Institute’s poll on COVID-19.
In-person instruction delayed in NYC to address unresolved COVID-19 concerns
Sept. 2, 2020 - New York City schools will delay the start of in-person instruction after a deal was brokered between Mayor de Blasio and the teacher's unions. Alex Zimmerman, Reporter for Chalkbeat New York, shared the latest
Counties prepare to fight two-front war against the flu and COVID-19
Aug. 31, 2020 - The fight against COIVD-19 isn’t over and with flu season on the horizon, public health officials are preparing for the fall and winter. Daniel Stapleton, Niagara County Public Health Director and Immediate Past President
COVID-19 leaves a slew of workforce challenges in its wake
Aug. 31, 2020 - COVID-19 has created a wave of unemployment that has swept New York and the rest of country. As businesses reopen, we talked with Sen. Jessica Ramos (D-Queens), chair of the Senate Labor Committee, about
SUNY faculty want robust COVID-19 testing as campuses reopen
Aug. 28, 2020 - Colleges are beginning to reopen for the upcoming academic year. Fred Kowal, President of UUP, shared his views on reopening and the incoming Chancellor of the SUNY system.
