Obama targets McCain’s health care plans in new ad
October 17th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Democrats, Health, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Health care is the subject of Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's latest TV ad, which aims to make voters think that Republican nominee John McCain would cut deeply into Medicare and Medicaid: The text and more about It Gets Worse,...Independent groups aim ads at McCain on health care and GI benefits
October 8th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Health, Interest groups, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Health care and veterans' benefits are the topics of two new TV ads from interest groups that take some hard shots at Republican presidential nominee John McCain:Obama campaign is out first with a post-debate TV ad
October 8th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Democrats, Health, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
Less than 12 hours after it happened, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's campaign has an ad using video from last night's presidential debate to make its point. Taketh is going on some national cable networks today, the campaign says. It...SEIU airs health care ad in two battleground states
October 6th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Ads, Democrats, Health, Labor, Presidential race, 2008, Republicans
USA TODAY's Fredreka Schouten reports that one of the nation's largest labor unions is launching a $1 million advertising campaign today in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The ad from the 2-million-member Service Employees International Union, called "Worried Sick," slams Republican John...State pumps millions into local health care programs
October 2nd, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Government, Health, Politics, Schools, State News, Top News
New York state is pumping $1.87 million into the Syracuse Community Health Center's School Based Health Center program, state Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, announced today. The money comes as part of $280 million in health care grants announced this week...
Senior Fair next week at fairgrounds
October 1st, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Government, Health, Politics, State News
Sen. John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, will host a Senior Fair next week at the state fairgrounds in Geddes. The informational fair, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, is free and open to all Central New York seniors, their...
Autism forum Thursday in Syracuse
September 29th, 2008 | Comments Off | Posted in Breaking News, Government, Health, Politics, State News
State Assemblyman Will Barclay will host an Autism Awareness Forum from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday in Syracuse. Barclay, R-Pulaski, hopes to get feedback from families impacted by autism. The forum is free and open to the public. It will...