Sentences with word «downstate»

That was enough to win support from Rep. Tom Reed (R - Corning), whose Southern Tier constituents pay less in state income taxes than those in downstate suburbs of New York City.

Higher education institutions in the state are facing different issues than elementary and secondary schools, and UUP president Frederick Kowal said a primary focus has been the financial troubles of Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, which might close.

She graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois in 1998 with a B.A. in Business / Economics and from SUNY Downstate in 2007 with a Master's degree in Midwifery.

«We had to shift the focus from downstate New York to upstate New York.»

The $ 75 million SUNY loan, according to SUNY's records and state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, was a line of credit for Downstate Medical Center, not LICH.

It's a big deal for downstate Democrats, which is why it's now linked to the property tax cap — a big deal for suburban and upstate Republicans.

State legislators in downstate New York are looking to divert money planned for upstate economic development for their own projects, according to Cuomo.

It was difficult to bridge the partisan divides between a Senate Republican conference dominated by white upstaters and an Assembly Democratic conference dominated by downstate Democrats of color.

The report showed that regional growth remained uneven, with downstate regions experiencing the highest employment growth while most upstate regions saw declines.

Everyone from DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano to Gov. Andrew Cuomo has insisted there was no way of knowing Irene would have such a significant impact on upstate while leaving far less of an imprint on downstate areas like Long Island.

Megna and the governor, a Democrat beginning his second term, said the benefits would be focused in downstate suburbs on Long Island and Westchester County that have the highest absolute property tax rates in the state.

He noted that the governor's job performance scores dropped 25 points among New York City voters and 32 points with downstate suburban voters.

The trend is similar at SUNY Buffalo State, where students from downstate counties now account for a third of the entire undergraduate population, up from 12 percent in 2006.

«I do think the Legislature as a whole needs to take a long look at what we're doing for downstate transit.»

They've already zeroed in on downstate Democrats Craig Johnson and Jeff Klein, papering their districts with fliers outlining their so - called «broken promises.»

Talking to reporters in Albany on Tuesday, Cuomo blamed the upstate - downstate divide as the reason lawmakers are pushing back against his proposal.

In this portion of the conversation, they talk about the prevalence of downstate lawmakers who have been charged with corruption, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's work as governor and his potential presidential aspriations.

We will not stand by while people with their own political agendas, controlled by downstate power brokers, maneuver to prevent the downsizing of the Erie County Legislature,» said Legislator Ray Walter, R - Clarence.

Upstate New York this decade has not grown in population and has struggled to retain or increase jobs at the same pace as downstate New York.

The ads, from a statewide coalition of business and labor groups, are aimed so far at downstate voters, where the New York City mayor's race and county executive contest in Nassau County, Long Island, is expected to draw the greatest turn out on November 5th.

One of the other cases involves a proposed downstate power plant.

That's because a straight - up bailout of Chicago schools would invariably reduce funding for downstate districts.

The new zone leaves Hudson Valley residents paying higher electric rates while downstate residents enjoy a price break.

Legislative payraises have had most of their support come from downstate members who point to their greater costs of living.

As for Jobs, many larger companies are moving from downstate Illinois to Chicago: McDonald's, ConAgra, Caterpillar, Kraft - Heinz, Groupon, and Yelp to name a few.

It has been billed as an investment in upstate roads and bridges that achieves parity with a $ 26 billion Metropolitan Transportation Authority capital program for downstate mass transit.

A handful of upstate members have realized they're likely to have better luck at seeing results on their priorities, which often differ from those of their more liberal downstate counterparts, if they band together — much like the black and Latino members have done by creating their own caucus.

The 65 + population in downstate suburban areas were generally above the national average — but not far above, ranging from a low of 15.4 percent in Rockland County to 17 percent in Nassau County.

Cuomo also confirmed that he was creating a new special prosecutor, who he will name, with jurisdiction over downstate transportation projects — including facilities run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

With concern setting in among downstate Republican leaders that the three declared candidates vying for the nomination to take on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the fall will be crushed, state Republican Chairman Ed Cox called Rep. Bob Turner this weekend about possibly jumping into the race, a source familiar with the conversation said.

While downstate suburbanites are evenly divided, a majority of upstaters and New York City voters are pessimistic,» Greenberg said.

Many downstate legislators say the resulting take - home pay is not enough to support a comfortable standard of living (the state's median household income is $ 58,003) and, according to Cuomo, 29 senators and 55 Assembly members reported outside earnings from employment.

And while it has the intuitive partisan divide with Democrats opposing and Republicans supporting, from a regional perspective the results might be a little counterintuitive as New York City and upstate voters narrowly oppose fracking and a plurality of downstate suburbanites support it,» Greenberg said.

Sen. John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, said Valesky had an obligation in his leadership role to support Sampson and other Downstate leaders.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the state legislature debated a bill to stop New York City from putting a 5 cent fee on plastic shopping bags, it wasn't just downstate interests that were watching closely.

He graduated from the State University of NY Downstate School of Medicine, completed his residency at the Children's Medical Center of Brooklyn and in 1999 completed a Fellowship in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine in CT..

The union has 254 members at Kingsboro PC and 671 at Downstate University Hospital.

The gap in the settlement programs affects upstate because the federal government decides where to send the refugees and has determined that New York City and other downstate areas are too expensive.

Cuomo is reprising and re-iterating his call for energy conservation in light of an expected week of high heat and humidity, especially downstate where temps are expected to hit the 90s.

Many people downstate live in a different «reality» than we do in the rest of the state, and it doesn't sound like Mr. Wagner is going to be tethered by facts or responsible campaigning.

Though he isn't willing to fully embrace their leader, Jacobs made it clear last night that he has adopted the Senate Republicans» main talking point of the need to preserve balance in the state Legislature and prevent a complete takeover of government by downstate Democratic interests.

He can address the transmission constraints that keep power generated at FitzPatrick from reaching Downstate markets.

The state tax fixes will almost exclusively benefit higher income earners who itemize and residents who live downstate with relatively higher annual property tax bills.

The governor's decision to ban tractor trailers from several downstate bridges during the storm caused traffic delays on secondary roads in the Bronx.

The last several weeks at the Capitol have been largely dominated by downstate issues like rent control and a real - estate tax abatement favored by developers.

Russell said she has support from downstate colleagues in helping provide aid to needy districts.

Programs are being cut and students are suffering, especially compared to those in well - funded downstate schools.

Governor Cuomo, in a speech in Utica, said downstate lawmakers, who numerically dominate the legislature, have been unified in seeking aid and programs for New York City and Long Island, but he says upstate lawmakers are more balkanized and have been largely unsuccessful.

Democrats, along with several civil rights groups, attacked the now - adopted district lines as unfairly stacking the deck against Democrats in downstate communities and said they split apart a predominately black and Latino area on Long Island to dilute its mostly Democratic voters into several Republican districts.

The Start - Up legislation was amended to include select downstate projects as well as broader categories upstate, to be expanded to many locations where there are no connections to a college, and to tie into the state's job development capabilities.