STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK — Yesterday, Empire State Voices donated $1,000 worth of turkeys and non-perishables to El Centro Community Job Center ahead of their annual Dorothy Day Thanksgiving dinner for low-income Staten Island residents.

HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal just reported that Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson warned the Trump White House that House Republicans would not support any extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits that help thousands of Hudson Valley families afford care.

HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — This Thanksgiving, New York families across the Hudson Valley will all have one thing not to be grateful for: higher food prices.

STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK — Today, Staten Island residents, union members, and health care advocates gathered outside Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis’ district office for a rally organized by Empire State Voices and Staten Island Action Coalition.

HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — As families prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, the Trump Administration, with no visible objection from Representative Mike Lawler, is quietly moving to make groceries even less affordable for working families.

HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — Yesterday, ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Empire State Voices donated $1,000 worth of turkeys and non-perishables to local food banks at the Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center and Peekskill Housing Authority.

NEW YORK — As Hudson Valley families brace for the impact of skyrocketing health insurance premiums next year, once again, Congressman Mike Lawler is all talk and no action when it comes to lowering costs for his constituents.

HUDSON VALLEY, NEW YORK — Over the past several days, New Yorkers took to the streets to demand that Congressman Mike Lawler end his grandstanding and sign on to the discharge petition extending the expiring ACA tax credits.

NANUET & HAUPPAUGE, NEW YORK — Today, with the government reopened and Congress back at work after a two-month paid vacation, New Yorkers gathered in both Nanuet and Hauppauge with a simple message: sign the ACA discharge petition and extend health care tax credits.

NEW YORK — Yesterday, Congressman Mike Lawler appeared on NPR’s Morning Edition, where he doubled down on his refusal to meaningfully extend expiring ACA tax credits, offering instead a one-year extension with no concrete plan to address the skyrocketing cost of insurance premiums.

NEW YORK — The House of Representatives has just voted to end the 43-day government shutdown that threatened the food security of thousands of families throughout the Hudson Valley.

NEW YORK — As Washington begins to emerge from the longest shutdown in American history, families across New York are still trying to figure out how they will cope with skyrocketing health care costs.

NEW YORK — Today marks the seventh day since funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lapsed amid the government shutdown, which is now in its second month.

NEW YORK — Today marks the fifth day since funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lapsed amid the government shutdown, which is now in its second month.

NEW YORK — Today, the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments challenging President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ tariffs, which have led to sweeping price hikes on all manner of consumer goods.

NEW YORK — Today marks the fourth day since funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) lapsed amid the government shutdown, which is now in its second month.

YORKTOWN, ARMONK, & PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK — Today, motorists on I-684, Route 9, and the Taconic State Parkway may have spotted one of three banners hung by local advocacy groups, highlighting Congressman Mike Lawler's complicity in the ongoing government shutdown.

TARRYTOWN & PEEKSKILL, NEW YORK — On Thursday, in an effort to support Hudson Valley residents, Empire State Voices partnered with the Tarrytown Community Opportunity Center and the Peekskill Housing Authority to donate canned goods, nonperishables—and, of course, candy—to local families in need.

NEW YORK — With the start of open enrollment just days away, health insurers have published their 2026 premium rates, reflecting steep increases across the board for New York families as enhanced health care tax credits are set to expire.

NEW YORK — With the government shutdown nearing the end of its fourth week, House Republicans have continued to stonewall any effort to reach a deal to reopen the government.