Legislature

Children’s Hospitals in Texas want $300 million to improve access to mental health care

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AUSTIN, Texas (KCBD) — When their names were called in front of the Texas House of Representatives and Senate on Wednesday morning, the faces of Bill and Abby Andrews lit up from the galleries. The two girls being treated for Niemann-Pick disease at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin wave to applause from pediatricians, health … Read more

New York Rep. Jerry Nadler was accused of hypocrisy for opposing cell phone towers in the area

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“Not in my backyard,” says one of the city’s most prominent liberal politicians after the city proposed a 32-foot cell phone tower in Upper East Side. Representative Jerry Nadler — which demanded city officials shut down Rikers Island – Co-sign a letter It was sent to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission opposing the construction of … Read more