New York City Council

Report reveals hospital consolidation and increasing care service prices as major drivers of rising healthcare costs

Findings also show fewer than 3 percent of commercial insurance claims are appealed internally, despite the fact that appeals tend to win one third of the time

NEW YORK – Today, New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin and 32BJ President Manny Pastreich appeared jointly in a new video highlighting the Healthcare Accountability Report, which was recently published by the NYC Office of Healthcare Accountability (OHA).

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Speaker Menin issues rare subpoena to Elon Musk’s SpaceXAI to compel public testimony

Committee of the Whole hearing will also feature testimony from leading national AI experts and review major legislative proposals to safeguard New Yorkers

NEW YORK – New York City Council Speaker Julie Menin today announced that the Council had secured the first public testimony under oath from major AI firms — including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and Meta — regarding the potential dangers of AI technology and to seek their input on potential legislative solutions.

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Initial cohort of 700 CUNY students will receive the transit cards, funded with $700k secured by the Council in FY27 budget

NEW YORK – The New York City Council and the City University of New York (CUNY) today launched the CUNY OMNY Pilot Program to give free, unlimited OMNY cards to students. Council Speaker Julie Menin, CUNY Chancellor Félix V.

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