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New Poll: Dutchess' Delgado Leads Republican Congressman Faso New Poll: Dutchess' Delgado Leads Republican Congressman Faso
New Poll: Dutchess' Delgado Leads Republican Congressman Faso Democratic challenger Antonio Delgado, a Dutchess County attorney, holds a slight lead over incumbent U.S. Rep. John Faso, a Republican from Kinderhook in Columbia County, according to a new poll in the19th Congressional District. Delgado, a native of Schenectady, lives in Rhinebeck with his wife and their two sons. Delgado won a seven-candidate Democratic primary election in June. He faces Faso in the Nov. 6 general election. According to a poll released Wednesday, Sept. 12 by Monmouth University, Delgado has a 45 percent to 43 percent lead over Faso.  The poll from the New Jersey college…

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by Jon Craig
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$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses $1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses
$1 Billion Lawsuit Filed Against Trump Administration Over Insurance Losses New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a multi-state lawsuit on Friday, Jan. 26 against the Trump Administration for its "abrupt and unlawful cutoff of more than $1 billion in federal funding" which provides health care to over 700,000 low-income New Yorkers.  The Essential Plan, which is New York’s Basic Health Program (BHP), is a state-run health insurance program for low-income New Yorkers created under the Affordable Care Act and primarily funded by the federal government. Friday's lawsuit, which can be accessed by clicking here, was fil…

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by Jon Craig