Tag Archives: Legislature

Welfare Information: Gettin’ It

Posted on April 15, 2011 by annecwoodlen

What you want to know is how many people are receiving services and how much it costs.  I know this is what you want to know because you are flooding my blog with searches.  In the past week, there have … Continue reading →

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Zachary Karmen, DSS Chief Welfare Attorney (Retired) (Part II)

Posted on February 10, 2011 by annecwoodlen

Then I get to remembering.  In the 1980’s, a special prosecutor uncovered two corrupt schemes in Onondaga County government.  In one, the county department heads were shaking down their employees twice a year for contributions to the Republican Party.  In … Continue reading →

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Zachary Karmen, DSS Chief Welfare Attorney (Retired) (Part I)

Posted on February 9, 2011 by annecwoodlen

In October 2005, I received a letter illegally kicking me off Medicaid transportation, signed by Zachary Karmen, Chief Welfare Attorney of the Onondaga County Dept. of Social Services.  That was the first I’d ever heard of Mr. Karmen. Medicaid transportation was, … Continue reading →

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