Monday, February 20, 2023

THE EXAMINER NEWS---OPTUM ISSUES--NEW CEO PLEDGES MORE PHYSICIANS

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New CEO Pledges More Physicians at Optum: ‘We Understand the Frustrations’

Amidst widening backlash, Optum Tri-State’s new CEO sent a letter to patients on Monday outlining steps on how the company plans to improve service at the local healthcare giant, including adding available physicians and clinicians. MORE AT New CEO Pledges More Physicians at Med Group (theexaminernews.com)

IN THE NEWS: BIDEN'S NEW "EQUITY" EXECUTIVE ORDER IS SYSTEMIC RACISM IN DISGUISE

Biden’s New ‘Equity’ Executive Order Is Systemic Racism In Disguise----In a newly signed executive order designed to use federal agencies to forcibly guarantee equality of outcome instead of equality of opportunity for Americans, President Joe Biden tacitly admitted his administration is collaborating with a prominent leftist group to advance neo-Marxism throughout the U.S. government. MORE AT Biden's 'Equity' Executive Order Is Systemic Racism In Disguise (thefederalist.com)

THE DEVASTATION OF HOCHUL'S HOUSING COMPACT--FIGHT OVER PLAN SIMMERS AS OPPOSITION SWELLS

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Fight Over Hochul’s Housing Plan Simmers as Opposition Swells
February 20, 2023 Martin Wilbur Westchester County

The North Castle Town Board unanimously approved a resolution last week urging the state legislature to remove Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Housing Compact from the budget process and to protect municipal home rule throughout New York.

In a strongly-worded document that the board hopes will help spur other municipalities around the state to pass a similar resolution condemning elements of Hochul’s housing plan, North Castle officials said the board shares the governor’s goals of increasing housing stock and wants to work with the state on solutions, not a one-size-fits-all approach.

Municipal leaders around the region and the state have pushed back against Hochul’s plan, in particular the transit-oriented development (TOD) component, which would rezone land within a half-mile radius of every MTA train station to allow for up to 50 units per acre. Hochul’s goal is to build 800,000 new housing units statewide over the next decade.

Supervisor Michael Schiliro said it’s not North Castle’s intention to necessarily lead on the issue but he wants to communicate the urgency to other local officials as well as state lawmakers about how devastating the Housing Compact could be to local communities. MORE AT Fight Over Hochul’s Housing Plan Simmers as Opposition Swells | The Examiner News

2024 FIRST COMMUNION DAY AT HOLY NAME OF MARY

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