Recent Accomplishments

• Aqueduct opens VLT casino
  
  Just one day shy of the 10th anniversary on which former New York Gov. George Pataki signed a law approving racetrack casinos, Aqueduct the afternoon of Oct. 28 will seek to brush aside the political and legal delays as it activates thousands of video lottery terminals. >read more

• Lobby dollars and a dream
  
  Genting, remaking Aqueduct, spends freely on lobbyists in bid to change constitution >read more

• Lutheran Medical sells health plan to Amerigroup
  
  Amerigroup Corp. is making its third purchase of a New York Medicaid managed-care plan in less than a decade, a transaction that will make it a behemoth among the state's Medicaid plans.
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• Amid Cuomo’s Medicaid Cuts, Health Care Workers’ Union Shapes a Victory
  
  Intertwined with the hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts proposed on Thursday by Mr. Cuomo’s Medicaid task force were an array of policies and spending decisions avidly sought by the union, 1199 S.E.I.U. United Healthcare Workers East. >read more

• Governor Paterson Signs the Construction Industry Fair Play Act
  
  Albany, NY (September 03, 2010) –
  Governor Paterson has signed into law the Construction Industry Fair Play Act, which creates a clear litmus test to distinguish the difference between a worker and an independent contractor. It also provides a method to clearly define which business on a construction project is responsible for which workers. Finally, for the first time in State history, it imposes monetary and criminal penalties specifically for the act of employee misclassification on construction projects. >read more