New York Nonprofits Rally Taxpayers to Protest Proposed Cuts
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has proposed deep cuts to the state’s budget, including money for health care, education, and social-service programs. Now a nonprofit network is trying to get the public...
View ArticleNew York City Nonprofits Face Cuts Despite Mayor’s Optimism
NEW YORK—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg considers himself lucky: With tourism high, unemployment leveling off, and business-tax revenues growing, Mr. Bloomberg boasted last month that the city...
View ArticleNeeds for the Homeless Rise in Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s high unemployment rate has led to a sharp increase in the number of people seeking temporary housing, but the state’s homeless shelters face a hard time keeping up due to cutbacks in...
View ArticleN.Y. Budget Cuts Would Hurt Women and Children, Report Says
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s 2012 budget proposal, which sought deep cuts to human-service programs, would intensify hardships for women and children, the primary beneficiaries of programs supported by...
View ArticleN.C. Lawmakers Bar Money to Planned Parenthood
North Carolina could soon join a growing list of states that prohibit their governments from providing money to Planned Parenthood. North Carolina’s law, however, would stand alone: It includes...
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