Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act News Monitoring

More Stuyvesant High School grads join Zadroga Act campaign

More former Stuyvesant High School students say they have gotten sick after being exposed to toxic dust in the months after Sept. 11. The students have joined a campaign to get people who went to school, lived or worked near Ground Zero to get screened …

More Stuyvesant High School grads who got sick after 9/11 join Zadroga Act campaign

More former Stuyvesant High School students say they have gotten sick after being exposed to toxic dust in the months after Sept. 11. The students have joined a campaign to get people who went to school, lived or worked near Ground Zero to get screened …

More Stuyvesant High School grads join Zadroga Act campaign

Bill would give green cards to immigrants who worked Ground Zero

Ground Zero recovery workers would get green cards allowing them to live legally in the United States under new legislation announced Sunday by Rep. Joseph Crowley. The bill would give legal status to workers like Carlos Cardona, who worked on the cleanup …

Zadroga Act campaign to target students and teachers who attended downtown schools circa 9/11 

It's not just cops and firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero coming down with Sept. 11-related cancers — students and teachers at downtown schools are getting sick, too.  Officials are launching a campaign to urge former schoolkids and neighborhood …

Zadroga Act campaign to target students and teachers

It's not just cops and firefighters who rushed to Ground Zero coming down with Sept. 11-related cancers — students and teachers at downtown schools are getting sick too. Officials are launching a campaign to urge former school kids and neighborhood …

Queens firefighter Robert Tilearcio — who fought for Zadroga Act — dies at 58 of 9/11-linked tumor 

The first time Queens firefighter Robert Tilearcio traveled to Washington, D.C. to fight for the extension of the Zadroga Act, he was standing on his own two feet. The last time he went to the Capitol, he was in a wheelchair, a victim of a 9/ …

Dem bill would grant green cards to undocumented 9/11 workers 

The head of the House Democratic Caucus will introduce legislation next week that would grant permanent legal status to hundreds of undocumented workers who toiled in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-N.Y.), who represents …

Dems Slated To Introduce Bill Providing Green Cards To Illegal 9/11 Workers

House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley is slated to introduce a bill that would work illegal immigrants who served as 9/11 recovery workers green cards, The Hill reported Friday. Crowley, who represents New York’s 14 congressional districts, …

9/11 First Responder and Key Advocate for Zadroga Act, Dies from Ground Zero Related Cancer

A firefighter among the first responders after the September 11 attacks, who then battled illness in the years that followed, has died. The Uniformed Firefighters Association says Ray Pfeifer died from cancer he got as a result of his time at the World …

Ted Cruz, who voted against the Zadroga bill, can't say he supports NYPD cops

SPECIAL TO THE DAILY NEWS Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 7:55 PM GOP presidential candidate Ted Cruz can't have it both ways. He can't call himself a supporter of New York City's police officers when he voted against the Zadroga Bill. Cruz talks …

Ray Pfeifer, beloved FDNY firefighter and Zadroga Act crusader, loses battle to cancer at 59 

Remembering the 9/11 Story Beyond the Zadroga Bill

As our nation and the world wrestle with how acts of terrorism are insidiously impacting our way of life and grapple with how to shape the contours of a meaningful and appropriate response to such acts, two recent events occurred which have the capacity …

PET SAVIOR'S 9/11 BATTLE: ASPCA worker who saved pets near Ground Zero battling bone, breast and brain cancer — while ...

She was a miracle worker to dozens of lower Manhattan residents who fled their homes without their pets after the 9/11 attacks. But now Diane DiGiacomo, who rescued countless cats and dogs from apartments in the shadow of Ground Zero, is in need of a …

Editorial: Pass the Zadroga bill

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Tuesday, October 27, 2015, 7:29 PM There are distinct glimmers of hope that Washington will reauthorize funding to cover health care and compensation for sickened 9/11 rescue and recovery workers. Let’s make it happen. Enacted in …

Zadroga Act crucial for thousands with 9/11-related illnesses

For Sal Turturici, the December 2015 passage of the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act could not have come at a better time. Or a worse one. The former FDNY first responder, who spent seven months ferrying body parts from the toxic …

Jackson: 5th District candidates Garrett, Gottheimer sound off on Zadroga Act

A new ad shows that Rep. Scott Garrett is on the defensive about the law that provides health care for 9/11 first responders who were sickened by toxic substances from the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center. RECORD FILE PHOTO Rep. Scott …

Jackson: Scott Garrett supported, and voted against, Zadroga 9/11 health law

A new ad shows that Rep. Scott Garrett is on the defensive about the law that provides health care for 9/11 first responders who were sickened by toxic substances from the smoldering ruins of the World Trade Center. Mitsu Yasukawa/Staff …

Booker, Menendez work to stall stopgap bill as shutdown...

New Jersey’s two senators joined all of their Democratic colleagues and a dozen Republicans Tuesday to stall consideration of a stopgap bill that would fund the government from Saturday through mid-December. Sens. Robert Menendez (left) and Cory Booker ( …

Georgia’s WIN List Plans “Stand With WINning Women” Rally To Celebrate 36 Endorsed Women Candidates

“Stand With WINning Women” event will celebrate WIN List's record-setting slate of 36 endorsed women, the diversity of women running, and the future of Georgia. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- As the …

Enterprise Holdings Attorney Pleads with Lee Court to Excuse CEO Pamela M Nicholson from Testifying in Theft Trial

Judge Archie B. Hayward Jr. will ultimately rule if Enterprise Holdings CEO Nicholson must travel to Fort Myers courtroom and testify in grand theft hearing FORT MYERS, FL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 21, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Strengthening Our Democracy Through Government Transparency with RequestFOIA

When citizens have access to information, they make informed decisions to strengthen their communities FRAMINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES, August 21, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- When citizens have access to detailed information about local …

SPACE FORCE OR SPACE FARCE? Can declining US military dominance be restored in space?

New book calls US strategic planners “myopic” ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, August 21, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The US has just announced that it intends to create a unified combatant command, known as the U.S. Space Command, by the end of 2018. …

Enterprise Holdings Theft Train and the Zeal to Steal: Dramatic Video Documenting Industry's Profound Harm to Public

Enterprise Holdings felony grand theft victim demands meeting with lawmakers following another financially freighting rental encounter, MSO to RSW ORLANDO AND FORT MYERS, FL, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 20, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Constitutional Attorney Supports Mental Health Watchdog's Call for Electroshock Ban

Ramping up a campaign to prohibit the use of ECT, CCHR has released a new video featuring constitutional attorney Jonathon Emord supporting an urgent ban. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Ramping up its …

Court of Appeals finds that lower court improperly granted immunity to police officer who falsely arrested the Plaintiff

Court of Appeals largely agreed with the arguments of Lawyer Patrick Megaro, that the police officer had no good reason (“probable cause”) to stop driver Halscott Megaro PA (N/A:N/A) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 19, 2018 /⁨ …

NaVOBA and Capital One Announce the 2018 LGBT Veteran’s Business Enterprises® of the Year

NaVOBA and Capital One, in partnership with the NGLCC, announced the 2018 LGBT Veteran’s Business Enterprises® of the Year as part of the LGBTUnity Conference. PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA, August 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- ECONOMIC NEWS: Veteran …

‘Surveillance’ Artist Hasan Elahi comes to Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park as August’s Resident Artist

VOLCANO, HAWAI'I, US, August 16, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park and The National Parks Arts Foundation are proud to announce that Hasan Elahi, a world-renowned installation artist —whose artwork explores issues …

Federal “Three Strikes” Law challenged in Supreme Court with life sentence of marijuana offender Corvain Cooper

Attorney Patrick Megaro filed a petition in the United States Supreme Court to challenge sentence of life without parole under the Federal “Three Strikes” law. Halscott Megaro PA (N/A:N/A) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 16, 2018 /⁨ …

Pamela M Nicholson CEO for Enterprise Named in New Subpoena Ahead of Florida Theft Trial

National Car Rental civil theft plaintiff rushes new subpoena to St. Louis Sheriff for service after C T Corporation System responds ‘not registered agent’ FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Judge Robert R. Hofmann Elected to the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Board of Directors

The NCJFCJ has elected Robert R. Hofmann, judge, 452nd District Court, Mason, Texas, to the NCJFCJ Board of Directors. MASON, TEXAS, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- (Mason, Texas) – The National Council of Juvenile and …

Cuomo Fails to Protect Women & Girls with Disabilities from being Sexually Assaulted

Almost all sexual assaults and rapes in Cuomo’s mental health agencies are being covered-up ALBANY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Jonathan Carey Foundation has done extensive research and all State and …

Mental Health Watchdog Warns Officials on Baker Act Rights Abuses

With reports stating that the number of citizens being Baker Acted is rising, CCHR is cautioning lawmakers to pay heed to the potential for misuse and abuse. CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- With reports …

Attorney Patrick Megaro wins post-conviction relief for client based on ineffective assistance of counsel argument

Essex County Superior Court granted post-conviction relief, and ordered the State to give Altariq Coursey a new trial, tossing out his convictions. Halscott Megaro PA (N/A:N/A) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 15, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire. …

What Could the ABA’s Clarification on Lawyer Advertising Rules Mean for You?

The ABA has voted in favor of adjusting legal advertising rules to ease confusion. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, August 14, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- + Last week, the American Bar Association, or ABA, voted in favor of …

Enterprise Holdings Theft Victim to IBM: High Resolution Photographic Cloud Technology Urgently Needed

National Car Rental ‘ding and dent’ scam victim asks IBM corporation to develop powerful solution to protect public from routine and easy-to-perpetuate scams ARMONK, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, August 13, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- …

Only two weeks left to submit for Essay Competition in Honor of the late Criminal Defense Attorney Deron Castro

Upcoming deadline in 2 weeks for Essay Competition based on Deron Castro Memorial Scholarship, announced by his colleague Patrick Megaro Halscott Megaro PA (N/A:N/A) ORLANDO, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES, August 13, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ …

Women in SATCOM to discuss the National Defence Authorisation Act 2018 at Global MilSatCom

Expert all female SATCOM panellists to discuss the National Defence Authorisation Act 2018 at this year’s Global MilSatCom event LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, August 13, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- SMi are delighted to announce that the 20th annual …

Upcoming Georgia Public Policy Foundation Events

Kyle Wingfield talks 'Policy Over Politics' at 1818 Club Aug. 23; Hear state, national experts at Georgia Legislative Policy Forum Sept. 7 ATLANTA, GEORGIA, USA, August 13, 2018 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- You are invited to two upcoming …