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DuPont agreed to resolve the case after holding out for nearly a decade. -
"The word that comes to mind is just destabilization," Budget Director Blake Washington said. -
A judge preliminarily approved a settlement in a class action lawsuit over New York’s CDPAP transition, aiming to protect disabled consumers' right to due process before losing services. -
Schumer highlighted various effects that a federal rescission package would have in different parts of the state, especially rural upstate areas. -
Disabled advocates share how Medicaid and HCBS help them live independently and warn that federal cuts may cause a domino effect, threatening those vital supports. -
Under an FTC rule, companies will be required to make their cancellation process as easy as enrollment. Allowing consumers to cancel the same way they used to sign up. -
On Friday, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law, which includes sweeping changes to Medicaid. This bill is expected to both directly and indirectly impact people with disabilities. -
“I'm not going to sit there going through a trial in the city of Albany with a jury of his peers,” U.S. Attorney John Sarcone said of the knife-wielding man. -
A proposed settlement is expected this week in a federal lawsuit over New York’s CDPAP transition. Plaintiffs say the state violated disabled consumers’ Medicaid rights.
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Western New York’s disability community is celebrating Disability Pride Month this July with events highlighting pride, culture, and the 35th anniversary of the ADA.
