“We put so much more attention to issues that didn’t always get attention,” said Assemb. Sarah Clark (D-Rochester), a mother of three who unveiled the “Mom Squad” in a tweet in January. “We were again and again just bringing it up. Even when discussing economic development, we raise our hands and say, ‘What about child care?’ We’re bringing issues that haven’t always been in the limelight.”
Continue reading“Oftentimes, what our EMS agents have become is a collection agency,” said Assemblymember Sarah Clark, a co-sponsor of the legislation. “Instead of putting time and resources into what they need to do to deliver health care services and make sure people are safe and healthy and getting the medical treatment they need, they’re calling people and tracking down dollars that are owed to them for services provided.”
Continue reading“The bill, introduced in December by State Sen. Jessica Ramos and Assembly Member Sarah Clark, would expand eligibility for fully-subsidized child care to families earning up to 400 percent of the federal poverty line, or $106,000 a year for a four-person household.
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If the state implemented the bill’s changes, it would reduce New York’s poverty rate by 2.7 percent and child poverty by 12 percent, according to Robin Hood and Columbia’s analysis.”
For far too long, New York state has done far too little to support these workers. This year, we must adopt a state budget and pass the necessary legislation to change that once and for all.
Continue reading“Senate Bill 7752 directs OMH to create a Maternal Mental Health Workgroup to study and issue recommendations related to the diagnosis and treatment of maternal mental health and perinatal and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. The bill is sponsored in the Assembly by Assemblymember Sarah Clark.”
Continue reading“If we come at [it] with support, if we come at it with love, we come at it with the healthcare that is needed to make people feel whole again and get the help that they need, we can actually make a dent in this,” said Sarah Clark of New York’s 136th Assembly district.
Continue readingHealth Committee Chair Richard Gottfried said … A Rochester rally featured Assembly Members Demond Meeks, Sarah Clark and Harry Bronson alongside state Sen. Jeremy Cooney.
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