Bill Hammond

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New York's Giant Medicaid Budget

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

What does the state's Medicaid spending provide for New Yorkers?

NYC had one of the world's deadliest COVID outbreaks in 2020. What lessons have we learned?

Thursday, August 31, 2023

A new report says New York City's initial COVID-19 wave hit weeks earlier than initially reported and says leaders should apply lessons from spring 2020 to prepare for the next pandemic.

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The COVID Data That New York State Makes Hard To Find -- Or Won't Release

Friday, July 16, 2021

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This week, the Associated Press reported that New York's COVID-19 death tally is lower than the federal government’s count. That's just the tip of the iceberg.

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Unpacking NY's Nursing Home Scandal

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

A closer look at nursing home deaths in New York, and how it relates to Gov. Cuomo and his decision making.

New York State Drips Out Data On Nursing Home COVID Deaths After Court Order

Tuesday, February 09, 2021

Bill Hammond, a senior fellow for health policy at the Empire Center, says the state's latest update doesn't go far enough.

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How Criminal Justice Fared in the Midterms — and Why Conservative Support Mattered

Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Criminal justice reform was on the ballot in at least a dozen states, and conservative support was crucial in several victories. 

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A Case for Dismantling the Scaffold Laws

Monday, April 28, 2014

In a recent column, Bill Hammond, NY Daily News Columnist, argues that New York's Scaffold Law - which holds building owners liable for construction injuries - is holding back development. He discusses the laws, and other news out of Albany.

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License to Teach (Yoga)

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Yoga schools that provide teacher training are now required to get a license. Alison West, director of Yoga Union Teacher Training, discusses how this will affect the industry. Daily News columnist Bill Hammond writes about the law today.

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Three Men in a Room: The Tension

Tuesday, June 26, 2007

Bill Hammond, columnist and editorial writer for the New York Daily News, and Joyce Purnick, political writer for the New York Times, discuss the tension in Albany between Governor Spitzer, Senate Majority Leader Bruno and Assembly Speaker Silver.

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