Rate Relief: Assembly Passes Bill to Protect Overburdened Residential Utility Consumers

Rate Relief: Assembly Passes Bill to Protect Overburdened Residential Utility Consumers

Posted on 06/18/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

Home & Family | Money & Work | New York   Contacts: Erik Kriss ekriss@aarp.org, David Irwin, dirwin@aarp.org Utility Consumer Advocate Office Would Level Field for NY Consumers, Who Already Pay Highest Electric Rates in Continental U.S. ALBANY, N.Y. – Utility consumers would have a strong advocate with the power to push back when utility companies push for rate increases under an AARP-backed bill that passed the New York State Assembly today. The bill (A6239), sponsored by Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz (D-Bronx), would establish a utility …

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Supreme Court Ruling on Rx Industry’s Pay-to-Delay-Generics Good News for NY Consumers

Posted on 06/17/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

Advocacy | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Money & Work | New York | Press Contact: David Irwin (212) 407-3718; Erik Kriss (518) 447-6723  AARP Survey Finds New Yorkers Slammed by High Rx Costs as Court Rules Rx Industry Tactic to Stall Generics from Marketplace Could Violate Antitrust Laws NEW YORK, NY – A little known drug industry tactic to keep generic prescriptions from consumers, has come under scrutiny by the U.S. Supreme Court – and a ruling from the highest court in the nation on the issue could not have come at a better time …

Most Powerful Vote in NY Urges Legislators to Act on Key Issues By End of Session

Most Powerful Vote in NY Urges Legislators to Act on Key Issues By End of Session

Posted on 06/13/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

Advocacy | Home & Family | Money & Work | New York | Press Contacts: Erik Kriss ekriss@aarp.org, David Irwin dirwin@aarp.org   50+ Voters Looking to Lawmakers to Protect Utility Consumers, Homeowners Facing Foreclosure, Give 100,000+ Kids Solid Foundation ALBANY, N.Y. – AARP’s 2.5 million New York members are calling on state lawmakers to pass three bills critical to New Yorkers before finishing the 2013 legislative session next week. The measures would help residential utility consumers push back against unfair rate hikes, give 25,000 homeowners facing foreclosure a better chance to keep their homes, …

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Off the Charts: NY Residential Electric Rates Tops in Continental US, 58% Above Average

Posted on 06/11/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

Advocacy | Home & Family | Money & Work | New York | Press Contacts: Erik Kriss ekriss@aarp.org; David Irwin   dirwin@aarp.org   New Data Highlight Need for Independent Utility Consumer Advocate With Power to Sue; AARP State Director, Report Make Case   ALBANY, N.Y. – New York’s residential electric rates are the highest in the continental United States and 58 percent above the national average, new monthly data from the U.S. Energy Information Agency shows. Con Edison customers paid more than twice the national average. The March data, released this month, underscore the need for New …

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AARP Analysis: NYC’s 50+ Vote Will Determine Next Mayor

Posted on 06/6/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

About AARP | Advocacy | New York | Press Contact: David Irwin dirwin@aarp.org With More than Half of All Votes to Come from 50+,  non-partisan AARP Brings Issues of Powerhouse Voting Group Front & Center New York, NY – As the race for the Mayor of New York City continues to heat up, the 453,000 AARP members in NYC  are reminding the candidates they  should pay close attention to the issues of the group that will determine the winner, voters age 50+.  AARP is driving that point home today …

NY Senate Passes Bill Helping Thousands of Kids and Families Across State

NY Senate Passes Bill Helping Thousands of Kids and Families Across State

Posted on 06/5/2013 by | AARP New York | Comments

About AARP | Advocacy | Home & Family | New York | Press  Contacts: Erik Kriss ekriss@aarp.org David Irwin dirwin@aarp.org  Legislation Gives Relatives Caring for Children Better Standing to Make Health & Education Decisions When Parents Are Out of the Picture  ALBANY, N.Y. – When parents are unable to raise their own children, relatives often step in – but many lack the legal authority to make critical decisions for the children. New York took a step closer to changing that today with the state Senate’s unanimous passage of the “Relative Caregiver Bill.” The bill, …

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