health care bill

Syracuse area unemployment rate stays record high
By Julia Palmer
March 25, 2010 - 6:36pm
Plus, health care bill threats and Bulldogs or Underdogs?

According to an article by The Post-Standard, the state department of labor said the unemployment rate for Oswego, Madison and Onondaga counties was 9 percent last month.  This is half a point higher that last February's unemployment rates.

"It's stabilizing a little bit, but we're still at historically high levels," Karen Knapik-Scalzo, an economist with the labor department, said.

The unemplyment rate is still lower than the state's, 9.3 percent, and the nation's, 10.4 percent.

Empire State Games to return this summer
By Samuel Taylor
March 24, 2010 - 8:49pm
Plus, house Democrats are indicating that the number of threats against them following Sunday's health care vote have increased and a condemned death-row inmate in Texas may be getting a second chance.

The New York State office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation recieved a much-needed $500,000 endowment from First Niagra Financial Group to help fund the Empire State Games in Buffalo this summer, the Post-Standard reports.

The games took a one-year hiatus after last year's funding efforts came up short and the event was cancelled.

Body found in Onondaga Lake identified as Syracuse firefighter
By Stephanie M. Ma...
March 24, 2010 - 11:51am
Plus, Obama to sign executive order on abortion limits and Reggie Bush and Kim Kardashian call it quits again.

Syracuse police found a body in Onondaga Lake Tuesday morning. According to the Syracuse Post-Standard, the body has been identified by the Onondaga County Medical Examiner as Frank retired Syracuse firefighter Wlosinski, 74.

Wlosinski disappeared from his daughter' Fairmount home on January 2.

Joe Biden swears at health care bill signing
By Jesse Pantuosco
March 23, 2010 - 4:39pm
Plus, a Syracuse resident considers lawsuit and prosecutors recommend NBA star Gilbert Arenas serve three-month jail sentence.

Joe Biden stole some of the spotlight from Barack Obama today with one word: the f-word.  USA Today reports Biden swore after he introduced the president at today’s landmark health care bill signing.  While Democrats cheered for Obama as he came to the podium, Biden embraced the president and remarked to him about...

Health care bill passed
By Feiran Lei
March 22, 2010 - 12:25pm
Plus, Interstate 81 North reopens and Elin Nordegren not showing support for Tiger Woods' comeback.

After 14 months of passionate and exhaustive debate and negotiations, the health care bill finally passed the House of Representatives late Sunday night. President Obama will sign a $875 billion health care reform bill into law at the White House on Tuesday, according to CNN. The bill was passed with a 219-212 vote. All Republicans and some Democrats voted against it . The opponents of the bill aren't backing down. "I believe the will of the people is reflected sooner or later in the makeup of the government, " McCain said, according to the ABC news.

$3 billion job bill is expected to aid to New York
By Qian Chen
March 8, 2010 - 4:09pm
Plus, Japan defends dolphin hunt after "Cove" wins an Oscar and combative President Obama: if not now, when?

Post-Standard reports a 2.3 billion federal jobs bill to aid the New York Senate is expected to pass this week in Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, $700 million are hoped to help counties and New York City.

Obama looking for agreement on health care reform
By Sarah Lamar
February 25, 2010 - 8:40pm
Plus, there appears to be room in the budget for four Syracuse schools to be renovated and cause of SeaWorld trainer's death released.

Today lawmakers from both parties met for a televised forum discussing ways to improve the Health Care Bill. The meeting was over six hours long, and according to The New York Times, lawmakers discussed such issues as: cost containment, expanding coverage, the insurance industry, and medical liability lawsuits.

G.O.P. To Put Health Care Bill On Display
By Jessica Cunnington
February 9, 2010 - 2:32pm
President Obama and Republicans have different principles in mind for the bill but legislators approaches will be displayed at the end of the month.

Although President Obama has rejected specific Republican requests for health care, Congressional Republicans have mapped out alternatives that show what a Republican health care bill would look like if they had the complete power to create it.