Sentences with phrase «for upstate economic development»

Non-profits such as the Fuller Road and Fort Schuyler management corporations have emerged as a focus in U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's allegations that these groups served as vehicles for bid rigging and kickback schemes relating to large construction projects that are part of Cuomo's efforts to use the State University system as a platform for upstate economic development.

Skelos said he wanted to see Cuomo's proposal for an upstate economic development funding competition modified.

He is proposing to use $ 1.5 billion for an upstate economic development competition, send $ 1.3 billion to the Thruway Authority to defray the cost of the Tappan Zee replacement bridge and spend $ 500 million to develop high speed internet connections in rural areas.

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

For upstate economic development, seven regions would have until July 1 to submit a proposal for using the $ 500 million, with three winners to be selected.

Paterson's budget provided property tax relief by delivering aid to municipalities, and included restoration of hundreds of millions in property tax rebates for middle - class homeowners and $ 1 billion for upstate economic development.

I've done more for upstate economic development than any governor in the history of the state of New York and I am so proud of that.»

Not exact matches

Cuomo proposed using some of a $ 4 billion surplus, which he acknowledged was a «one - shot» revenue source from numerous financial settlements, on infrastructure spending, education and for helping local governments find ways to share services as part of an overall economic development boost for the upstate region.

After that, not a lot happened policy-wise for weeks as attention turned not to post-budget issues, but to the growing corruption scandal surrounding the governor's key upstate economic development program, the Buffalo Billion, which has focused on lobbyist Todd Howe and former Cuomo aide and confidant Joe Percoco.

Next year, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial along with the former president of SUNY Nanotech and upstate developers, who are accused of being involved in a bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

The push for procurement oversight reform began last year following the arrests of ex-SUNY Polytechnic President Alain Kaloyeros and a former close aide to the governor, Joe Percoco as well as prominent upstate developers, accused of rigging bids for economic development contracts.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

Ken Girardin: «START - UP NY lost almost as many new job commitments as it added during 2016, signaling the end may be near for the economic development program that Governor Andrew Cuomo once touted as «the greatest economic savior» for upstate New York.»

Former President Bill Clinton praised Cuomo's push for the federal government to help Puerto Rico and the work the state has done there, upstate economic development, as well as the passage of paid - family leave and the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011.

Stern and the undercover FBI agent led the politicians involved to believe that they were wealthy developers looking for to curry favor and would use their economic resources to help Smith bribe his way into City Hall in exchange for political favors that would pave the way for their upstate development projects.

Mr. Brindisi, a well - regarded member of a younger, progressive bloc of Democrats in Albany, noted that he had publicly criticized the Cuomo administration's economic development plans, and had voted against the SAFE Act, a 2013 gun control bill that has been a galvanizing issue for the governor's opponents upstate.

upstate and western ny need real economic development to prevent the huge population losses that have been happening for the past 50 years and will be made evident in the upcoming Census figures.

As Amazon considers its top 20 proposals for its second North American headquarters without any upstate regions in the running, the next giant on the economic development horizon is Apple.

There's not even a publicly stated rate of pay for his hand - picked investigator, who was assigned, from what the governor says, to look into what U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara already was looking into — which seems so far to be improper lobbying and conflicts of interest involving the Buffalo Billion and upstate nanotech economic development initiatives, connected to SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Albany.

Cuomo has also decried the lack of oversight of the SUNY Poly contracts for upstate development by the state comptroller, among others, and has said he's turning all of the contracts over to his own Empire State Development authority, which routinely approves economic development projects where more checks and balances ardevelopment by the state comptroller, among others, and has said he's turning all of the contracts over to his own Empire State Development authority, which routinely approves economic development projects where more checks and balances arDevelopment authority, which routinely approves economic development projects where more checks and balances ardevelopment projects where more checks and balances are required.

It's been a week since a federal corruption investigation exploded in New York state, bringing fraud and bribery and charges against developers and state officials for allegedly running a pay - to - play scheme involving upstate economic development projects.

It has been the focus of several major corruption scandals, including two that led to jail time for both former legislative leaders, and nine Cuomo associates, including a former top aide and the former architect of his upstate economic development programs, are facing multiple charges, including bribery and bid - rigging.

Today, Governor Cuomo laid out an economic development plan for the City of Syracuse that invested in nano and UAS technology while bolstering upstate airport infrastructure.

Before his fall, Skelos and other Republicans said the fund was going to be used for projects in their Long Island base — which they would help designate — and privately explained that they inserted it into the budget to offset $ 1.5 billion that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was directing to an economic development competition for upstate areas.

But he says their activities were ramped up under Cuomo, and expanded to include projects like the billion dollar economic development plan for Buffalo, and millions of dollars of other high tech projects across upstate New York.

But Kaehny said their activities ramped up under Cuomo and expanded to include projects like the billion - dollar economic development plan for Buffalo, and millions of dollars of other high - tech projects across upstate New York.

The corruption trials for prominent upstate developers and the former SUNY Polytechnic president related to major economic development efforts will also begin next year.

The comments came the same day the Cuomo administration was trying to push out some good news: Hundreds of millions of dollars being funneled for economic development efforts, largely benefiting upstate and a push on the gun control measure.

The windfall was carved up in a variety of directions, including a $ 1.5 billion upstate economic development program as well as funding for the Tappan Zee Bridge replacement project.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday at the state Business Council's annual retreat in Bolton Landing gave what has become a sort of greatest - hits speech for his administration: A property tax cap, a self - imposed limit on annual spending increases, economic development spending and a tourism push that has paid out dividends of more people heading upstate.

Revitalizing Hancock is part of an economic development strategy for all of upstate, says Cuomo, and he says it's not the only airport getting help from the state.

Governor Cuomo has been pushing the plan for upstate casinos as an economic development tool for several months now.

While they may disagree on many policy issues Miner and DeFrancisco agreed on the need to invest in aging infrastructure such as pipes and roads and faulted Cuomo's efforts to boost the upstate economy, which include tax breaks for start - up companies and competitive regional economic development awards.

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul joins us for the first part of the program to talk upstate economic development, sexual assault legislation and a few other topics.

Like most Republicans, Kolb's case against Gov. Andrew Cuomo is based on personality, and includes opposition to his policies regarding upstate economic development — which are rooted in competitions for direct subsidies to businesses.

ALBANY — A slew of Cuomo - allied upstate business leaders lobbied legislators on Wednesday for more economic development funding, but continued to take no position on whether it should funneled through a competition as Governor Andrew Cuomo has proposed.

Over the past week, Cuomo has announced or confirmed several other pieces of the agenda, including an upstate economic development competition, tax breaks for small businesses, a new affirmative consent policy for college campuses, and a trade mission to Cuba.

The development firm was one of the biggest contributors to Cuomo's 2014 reelection campaign and was responsible for the redevelopment of Syracuse's Inner Harbor, a marquee project that was supposed to be one of the centerpieces of Cuomo's upstate economic revitalization plans during his second term.

News this week of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's Upstate Revitalization Plan — a competition among seven upstate regions for $ 1.5 billion in economic development, with three ultimate $ 500 million winners — has Utica - area Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi cautiously optimistic.

Over the past week, he also has advocated awarding three upstate regions $ 500 million each for economic development and forgiving student loans for New York college graduates who stay to work.

Two years ago, Governor Cuomo considered hydro fracking a key component of his plans for economic development in the faltering upstate regions of the state.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration is coordinating a robust campaign to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing an expansion of non-Indian casino gambling, an important part of his economic development plan for upstate.

Calls for ethics legislation — varying measures have been approved virtually every year Cuomo has been governor — come as still more investigations are underway into the state's economic development programs in upstate New York and Mayor Bill de Blasio's political activities in New York City.

The cases involve accusations of bid - rigging involving upstate economic development programs — including the ballyhooed Buffalo Billion — and related dealings involving ex-Cuomo aide Joe Percoco and lobbyist Todd Howe, who previously worked for Cuomo when he was federal housing secretary.

At the same time, Cuomo said he had not been interviewed by law enforcement authorities, who moved last week to charge his former top aide Joe Percoco, SUNY Polytechnic chief Alain Kaloyeros and prominent upstate developers who have received state business for economic development programs.

Libous, a Republican from Binghamton, said having some sort of economic development for upstate New York — especially in the jobs - starved Southern Tier region, is paramount.

But in this recent round of highway removals and transformations, you can see the kernel of a new economic development paradigm — for upstate cities especially.

As the high - tech industry takes off in the Capital Region's suburbs, the area's Regional Economic Development Council is focusing in part on something different as it readies for a $ 1.5 billion upstate revitalization sweepstakes: urban poverty and inequality.

De Blasio is under investigation for a variety of political fundraising efforts (the Cuomo administration, too, faces an investigation over economic development programs upstate).

But corruption case has been even more troubling for Cuomo in that it has gone to the heart of a signature effort for him: upstate economic development.