July 20 Picnic
Save the Date: DelCoDem Summer Picnic
Annual event at a beautiful location that’s fun, and the way we are able to help our local candidates fund their campaigns. Tickets will be available online soon. Check dcnydems.org for update posts. You can also click the red “Subscribe” button to receive eBlast updates about events like this.
Rural Health Risk?
Why NYS Upstate Rural Health Care Could Collapse
Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler’s vote for the largest Medicaid cut in history could cause rural health care in Upstate New York to “collapse” and create a “medical desert” in Stefanik’s district, according to rural doctors and community leaders. Trump’s budget cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act would devastate nursing homes, Planned Parenthood clinics, rural hospitals, and more throughout the region while ripping away coverage from 2 million New Yorkers across the state.
Tell Everyone
Tariff Survey Follow Up
In May, we polled our readers to ask how they would be affected by Trump’s tariffs. Although the trade war continues to be a shifting landscape, the average level of concern people voiced is 8.6 on a scale of 1 to 10, with working folks feeling a slightly greater concern over those who are retired. Here are some key takeaways:
June 3 dcDIGEST
dcDIGEST June 3: Are you a Subscriber…?
Subscribers, check your email for June 3 @ 10am to read timely local features about ICE and local efforts to “Know Your Rights”, DC Resisters rally updates, Western Catskills Indivisible, local candidate bios, upcoming events and more.
Albany News
A NY Answer to Fed Cuts?
Proposed legislation — BRIDGE Act and RECOURSE Act — would withhold New York’s payments and increase workforce.
News Overlooked
This is a new, regular feature you will find in our menu under VOTER TOOLS. Some important news gets overshadowed by bright shiny stories (like “The Gulf of America”). We offer truly important stories—pdfs you can read online or download. It shows a synopsis, and links for a deeper dive.
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