Sentences with phrase «for upstate regions»

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.

The process, which involves blasting a mixture of chemicals and water underground in order to extract gas underneath, is seen as a potential economic boon for the upstate region, but environmentalists fear it could damage public water supplies.

The issue has been cast as an economic boon for the upstate region, especially the Southern Tier of New York near the Pennsylvania border.

In order to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health issues, and our seniors have a safe and comfortable place to call home, the IDC calls for: (1) a $ 40 million fund to incentivize housing for middle - and low - income seniors; (2) a $ 7,500 tax credit for repairs to seniors» homes where the resident can not afford the cost of repairs; (3) the creation of a $ 25 million housing disability fund to leverage private financing to develop or retrofit up to 1,400 housing units for people with mental or developmental disabilities; and (4) setting aside $ 10 million of existing Medicaid redesign team supportive housing funds for the upstate region.

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I am trying new dishes for 1922 Starkey House Bed & Breakfast located in the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York.

Replacing outdated, polluting manufacturing with an environmentally conscious natural and organic foods manufacturing plant is a welcome change for the region, and Hudson River Foods co-founders Donna and Dan Ratner are committed to their new home and in helping to drive jobs and economic growth in the upstate New York region.

For the second consecutive month, the Binghamton region tied Utica - Rome for the highest unemployment rate among the 11 upstate New York metropolitan areFor the second consecutive month, the Binghamton region tied Utica - Rome for the highest unemployment rate among the 11 upstate New York metropolitan arefor the highest unemployment rate among the 11 upstate New York metropolitan areas.

Supporters of the expansion of gambling in New York point to the positive economic impact it could have for the state and its potential for job creation, especially in the upstate region.

But the state is hosting several key races for the House of Representatives in several upstate regions and on Long Island.

Facing declining membership in many regions of upstate New York, veterans and fraternal clubs are pushing state leaders for help by allowing revenue - boosting video - gaming machines.

The Albany - Schenectady - Troy region, which has benefitted from billions of dollars of state - subsidized high - tech investments over the past 20 years, had the strongest performance of the major upstate regions during Cuomo's first term — but still trailed the national and statewide growth rates for the four - year and one - year periods.

Heastie said there also will be funds for transportation and other infrastructure divided among upstate and downstate regions.

The casino has created roughly 1,200 jobs for upstate residents and is expected to improve Schenectady and the surrounding region.

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.

Cuomo says he wants to limit the locations to upstate regions for now, to prop up the failing economy.

Bloomberg has largely avoided commenting on local politics, though he has allowed aides, such as Wolfson, to occasionally defend his record, and did criticize Governor Cuomo earlier this year for his decision to ban hydrofracking statewide and allow casinos in upstate regions.

Cuomo gave a positive outlook for upstate and double downed on his commitment to investing in the region.

Meanwhile, Governor Andrew Cuomo continues to push for a much higher minimum wage — even in upstate regions where median hourly wages are generally $ 16 to $ 17.

In 2013, the state Legislature at Cuomo's urging approved the SAFE Act, a package of gun control measures that has proved to be controversial for gun owners, especially in parts of the upstate region.

Demographically the state overall has shifted more Democratic, but the upstate region remains heavily Republican, save for pockets of Democratic strongholds in urban areas and college towns.

The proposal proved controversial for gun owners, especially in upstate New York, and led to a drop in Cuomo's popularity in the region.

«The Nevele stands ready to bring tremendous economic stimulus to Ulster County and the Catskill region of upstate New York, and Angel's expertise and passion for revitalizing communities and creating jobs are perfectly suited to this once - in - a-lifetime opportunity,» Treanor said.

The report from Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli's office comes as the state accepts applications from developers for a total of four casinos in three upstate regions, including the Hudson Valley - Catskills.

That was the day that Alain Kaloyeros, the founding president of SUNY Polytechnic Institute, was swept up in an alleged bid - rigging scandal that has rocked the administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and cast a long shadow on the future of SUNY Poly, considered a keystone of the region's high - tech sector and a beacon for similar development across upstate.

Cuomo would not confirm that, but says his plan already calls for a longer phase in to $ 15 for regions outside New York City, and he concedes talks have focused on treating upstate differently than downstate.

After a career in law enforcement in New York City, where she fought corruption and trained others in crisis and conflict management, Joyce St. George moved to the Catskills region of upstate New York, where she has lived for the last 30 years.

Mike Elmendorf, president of Rebuild NY Now, a coalition led by contractors that has campaigned for investment in roads and bridges, has been calling for «parity» in the level of investment upstate and in the MTA region, whose five - year capital plan calls for $ 26 billion in spending.

The program is a competition for $ 1.5 billion in economic aid that will be distributed to three out of seven regions in upstate New York.

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.

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

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.

Those plans include what has been labeled by some advocates as a «Hunger Games» style competition between upstate localities for up to $ 500 million in state grants, three of which are available for seven regions to compete for.

When the application process began, the state's plan was for as many as four gambling resorts in three upstate regions and possibly up to three more in the New York City area within seven years.

The migration of out New York — especially the jobs - starved upstate region — has confounded elected officials for years.

Cuomo has railed against the state of New York's transportation infrastructure, pushing for upgrades at the airports that service the metropolitan region as well as upstate facilities.

Bonacic follows Cuomo's own plan by calling for the first three casinos to be developed upstate, but specifiesthe first must be in the Catskills, the second in the Southern Tier and the third in the Capital Region.

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.

Five years later, a lot has changed: Cuomo is presiding over casino openings in upstate communities, touting their construction as a part of a turnaround for a struggling region of the state.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is the midst of developing regulations that could potentially allow for high - volume hydrofracking in some parts of the upstate region.

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.

The union, which was instrumental in leading the push for measures such as a minimum wage increase to $ 15 in the downstate region and $ 12.50 upstate as well as a paid family leave program, has spread its endorsements around to members of both parties as control of the state Senate remains up for grabs a week before Election Day.

Here's US Sen. Chuck Schumer during a brief upstate swing through the Capital Region yesterday, talking about his hope that the Senate would vote on a bill that included some $ 16.1 billion worth of Medicaid funding for the states — including $ 1.1 billion New York has already accounted for in its 2010 - 2011 budget.

Assembly Democrats from north of the New York City region are concerned a potential minimum wage compromise could fall short for upstate.

Four years after Cuomo promised a jolt to the upstate economy with the expansion of state - sanctioned gambling, state regulators gave licenses to three for - profit operators to open full - blown casinos in regions from the Finger Lakes to the southern Catskills.

The Utica Observer - Dispatch says the governor's plan to raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour «could put a severe dent in many operations and short - circuit the energy they are creating as the upstate region claws its way back to prosperity,» adding: «For that reason alone, Cuomo's wage hike should be rejected.»

Cuomo may be proposing the largest investment in transportation projects in state history, but that's not preventing criticism that the plan shortchanges upstate regions or glosses over important details about how the governor intends to pay for it.

He is giving the tribes the next few weeks to settle disputes so that he could remove three vast regions from six upstate sectors that Cuomo would open for commercial projects that would be protected from competition for five years.

The gambling expansion amendment to the state constitution approved by voters in November was promoted as an economic boost for the three upstate regions that will get the first four casinos: Catskills / Hudson Valley, the Capital region and Southern Tier / Finger Lakes.

The leader of the Assembly Republicans, Brian Kolb, said in a statement that «a grant program that pits upstate regions against each other is not a catalyst for sustained revitalization».