Letters

Letters

We should all worry about where NY is going on home care

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 15, 2026

N.Y. What are you hiding from us with the transition to a single (FI) Fiscal Intermediary, (PPL) Public Partnership LLC, for the (CDPAP) Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program? Your lack of transparency puts this whole transition in question! 

The home care transparency act bill S9142/A10537 seeks to establish basic oversight of PPL’s failed management of the multibillion dollar CDPAP program. Replacing the existing limited reporting provision currently in place and allowing “the commissioner of health to provide the states oversight responsibilities with accuracy, regularity, and transparency.”

Thank you to those who introduced it, those that signed on and supported this bill. But sad to say that as the session ends in Albany they couldn’t even get this basic bill to the floor for a vote, to solidify transparency into this failed transition to a single FI for the CDPAP. It sits stalled in the Health Committee.

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Rochester leaders need to focus on innovation and entrepreneurship

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 15, 2026

Rochester becomes less important and less visible as it falls behind the country’s growth metros.

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Webster turned its back on LGBTQ+ people

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 9, 2026

The town board’s vote to take down a pride flag underscores why the LGBTQ+ community needs allies now more than ever.

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How you can support Rochester’s youngest learners

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 5, 2026

Early Learning Corps, an AmeriCorps tutoring program, is looking for tutors to provide individual and classroom support to preschool students.

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How rise in chronic diseases connects to ICE arrests

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 5, 2026

The militarization of the US border and the criminalization of those who cross it function as a huge subsidy to the biggest and worst players in US agriculture—the chemical-gmo mega-farms.

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The case for New York’s proposed T-CPR law

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | June 1, 2026

Mandating telecommunicator-CPR training and annual refresher courses for 911 call-takers and dispatchers is a simple, well-validated, and cost-effective way to save lives.

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The new AI disease

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | May 26, 2026

Three new definitions of AI were on exhibit when Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before Congress.

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New York should increase Early Intervention funding

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | May 21, 2026

The state’s Early Intervention program for children with developmental delays is vitally important. Every child who needs Early Intervention services should receive them.

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Why passing the SOAR Act would mean no one has to breathe in uncertainty

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | May 16, 2026

The Supplemental Oxygen Access Reform Act is bipartisan legislation that would expand access to oxygen services and equipment, helping people with COPD live life to the fullest.

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Aviation’s intersection – a defense of your local hometown airport

By LETTERS TO THE BEACON | May 5, 2026

As the Frederick Douglass – Greater Rochester International Airport approaches the celebration of 100 years of commercial operation, we should appreciate the first-class aviation experience it provides.