President Trump’s domestic policy law, which extends federal tax cuts and slashes the social safety net, is expected to have a seismic effect on health insurance and health care in New York, with more than one million people in the state losing benefits, experts say.
The Saratoga Springs Democratic Committee opposes any ordinance that criminalizes poverty and homelessness, including a camping ban.
RISE Housing and Support Services has operated the city-based low-barrier shelter on Adelphi Street since 2022 and serves more than 30 people who cannot access traditional shelters due to mental health or substance-use challenges.
We believe Saratoga Springs should be a “due process city” in which all residents and visitors are afforded the protection granted to them under the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, guaranteeing due process of law, ensuring fair legal procedures before the government can deprive someone of life, liberty, or property.
As part of our mission we are concerned about the quality of our natural environment, and we believe the enactment of the PRRIA bill could significantly reduce the amount of plastic and other types of waste now adversely impacting the environment.