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Public access to public records: Albany must reform the Freedom of Information Law
Mayor Adams should turn over the records. If he won’t then should there be a new mayor next year, that mayor should do so.
9/11 survivors living in North Carolina are at risk of losing medical benefits
The cutbacks have raised alarms among those who say access to annual screenings and ongoing treatment is essential for survival.
‘It’s upsetting:’ There’s a looming funding shortfall for the World Trade Center Health Program
It’s estimated the program could face a funding shortfall in as soon as two years.
Remember those who gave their lives every day
Memorial Day should remind all of us that freedom isn’t free.
Tom Robbins, Versatile Muckraker for The Village Voice, Dies at 76
Tom Robbins, a journalistic bulldog who spent more than four decades exposing crooked politicians, ruthless landlords and violence in New York prisons for The Village Voice, The New York Times and other publications, died on Tuesday at his home in Brooklyn. He was 76.
Nearly 40 state AGs press Congress to fund WTC Health Program
As a funding shortfall threatens the federal program that provides treatment for tens of thousands of people affected by the September 11 attacks, dozens of state attorneys general last week urged Congress to ensure its continued viability.
A 20-year longitudinal cohort study of post-traumatic stress disorder in World Trade Center responders
Our findings highlight the enduring impact of PTSD among World Trade Center responders, with substantial variability in individual trajectories. Despite overall modest declines, a subset remained highly symptomatic, underscoring the need for continued treatment.
Selfless single mom who cared for 9/11 victims at Ground Zero dies of cancer at 48
She was working as a donor specialist for New York Blood Center in the mezzanine of the North Tower on the day of the terror attacks.
State Police announce trooper’s death who died from 9/11-related illness
State Police said First Sergeant Snell’s death is related to an illness stemming from his assignment around the World Trade Center following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
OK AG Drummond joins coalition urging Congress to preserve health care access for 9/11 survivors
In a letter signed by 39 attorneys general including Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond, the NAAG said the World Trade Center Health Program is facing a budget shortfall.