Design-Build Under Attack As State Budget Negotiations Continue
Three years ago, New York – a state rarely thought of as a bastion of economic efficiency – instituted a program employed in the vast majority of states across the nation that has allowed expensive...
View ArticleIs A Manufacturing Renaissance Possible For Upstate?
Upstate New York used to be the motor that made the American economy hum. Iconic companies like General Electric, Corning, Kodak, Bethlehem Steel and many others employed hundreds of thousands and...
View ArticleLooking Forward
Several items of significant importance to Upstate and its economy were not addressed in this year’s budget and we will continue to advocate for them through the remainder of the 2014 legislative...
View ArticleThe Letter The New York Times Refused To Print
In mid-May, the New York Times Editorial Board once again opined their support for taxpayer financed campaigns. As you know, Unshackle Upstate is adamantly opposed to the use of taxpayer funds, or even...
View ArticleBuffalo Niagara Partnership Endorses Cuomo, Hochul
Last week, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership (BNP) announced its endorsement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo for re-election and former Rep. Kathy Hochul for lieutenant governor. BNP President and CEO Dottie...
View ArticleGovernor Receives Tax Foundation Award
The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan, fiscally conservative Washington D.C.-based tax research group, honored Gov. Cuomo with its 2014 Outstanding Achievement in State Tax Reform award this week “for...
View ArticleTax Foundation: No Improvement in State’s Business Tax Climate
The Tax Foundation, a non-partisan tax research group, has once again ranked New York State 49th in its most recent State Business Tax Climate Index. The group recently praised New York and Governor...
View ArticleEducation Groups Want School Aid Increase
Last Thursday, the NYS Educational Conference Board – a coalition of some of the state’s largest education-related associations — released a report that calls on the state to provide an additional $1.9...
View ArticleComing Up
The State Legislature is scheduled to be in session Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday this week. On Wednesday, May 13, the Rochester Business Alliance is hosting an event on the Upstate Revitalization...
View ArticleAlbany’s Winners and Losers
Each week, City & State New York publishes a list of the week’s political “winners” and “losers.” Read last week’s list here. Tweet
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