Sentences with phrase «for upstaters»

Heastie says it's also good for upstaters to see him, so they don't buy into the thought that downstate people don't care about upstate.

The news for upstaters — particularly NYSEG customers — is far more glum.

LATFOR is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. in the Assembly Hearing Room at 250 Broadway, which, for the upstaters among you, is across the street from City Hall.

As for the upstaters, there's only two true upstaters (north of Albany) left: Sens. Tim Kennedy and Dave Valesky.

Krueger said she's satisfied with the final agreement on the minimum wage, but she feels «very bad» for upstaters who were hoping they would get to $ 15 an hour like their NYC counterparts, but are now uncertain when — and if — they will get past $ 12.50.

Correction: After a governor (not of McDonald's and Saland's party) made it possible for an Upstater to win a SENATORIAL seat?

Several members said Morelle won a major boost Monday night when Denny Farrell, a longtime Democrat from Harlem who chairs the chamber's Ways & Means Committee, expressed his support for the upstater.

Not exact matches

For at least the past 30 years, the post has gone to an upstater.

Upstaters are nearly evenly divided, with 45 percent for Cuomo and 43 percent for Paladino.

We at CapTon wondered Friday why while former President Bill Clinton is stumping today for two upstate House Democrats — Reps. Dan Maffei (NY - 25) and Maurice Hinchey (NY - 22)-- no mention was being made of any imminent assistance from the ex-commander-in-chief for two potentially more endangered upstaters: Reps. Mike Arcuri (NY - 24) and Bill Owens (NY - 23).

He was briefly replaced by Assemblyman Jim Tallon, the last upstater to hold the title of speaker, in an acting capacity - for a whopping three days — until members of the Democratic conference elected Queens Assemblyman Saul Weprin as their permanent leader.

Distrusted by unions for his neoliberal economics, despised by rural Upstaters as a gun controller, a disappointment to liberals because of his budgetary centrism, Cuomo lacks any hard core of support.

Cuomo is looking out for SOMEBODY in his role as governor and it sure as hell isn't the average Upstater... like me!

Flanagan aside, two upstaters are also seen as viable successors to Skelos for the leadership position in the Senate, where Republicans currently control 33 of the chamber's 63 seats.

Senate Finance Committee Chair John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, says there's no question that the interests of moderate to conservative upstaters will not be well represented if Cuomo follows through on his pledge to retake the Senate for Democrats.

The Black and Latino MEN who controlled the Senate for two years didn't give a sh*t about appointing any Upstaters of Caucasian persuasion to leadership positions — let alone a * gasp * white WOMAN from ANYWHERE — until they had royally effed everything up.

It's unlikely, though that any priorities for business groups, upstaters, or progressives for that matter, will get done in the next few weeks.

BTW, if all those prisoners are suddenly shifted downstate, how much do you want to bet that a Senate seat which is currently held by an upstater will have to be turned into another seat for NYC.

Let me say right up front that I'm an Upstater and a Dem and... gasp... I do work for the Assembly majority.

Pataki made up for a softer performance in New York City by running up a decisive margin outside of it, especially among upstaters disenchanted with Cuomo.

We NY - 19 voters laughed at when Sean Eldridge (who went shopping for office in the NY - 18 district before moving to the 19th) and his stupid attempt to pass himself off as a Upstater by opening Hudson Valley Investments six months before the campaign.

The GOPer said a Flanagan candidacy would face significant hurdles, particularly among upstaters who are angry he voted for Gov. Cuomo's controversial SAFE Act gun control law.

It will be difficult to convince Upstaters (regardless of their political preferece, or lack thereof) to vote for a Downstater to oust Kirsten Gillibrand.

I'm a Conservative Republican who did vote for Palatino in the Primary over Lazio, because as an upstater, I'm sick of down state politicians!!

cuomos trying to move money from one state agency to another how slick is that, a governor who wants unsurped power so he can play king and do things that no other governor has done in new york state and yes governor cuomo, it has not escaped the eyes of the people who serve under you wanting to move money between state agencys example and this one is right on the money no funds for the department of environmental conservation in cuomos 2012/2013 budget for hydrofracking BUT HOLD ON IF HE CAN MOVE MONEY BETWEEN STATE AGENCYS THAT PROBLEM IS SOLVED IS IT NOT, HOW CONVIENENT GOVERNOR CUOMO AND YOU DO THIS IN THE NAME OF MAKING NEW YORK GOVERMENT WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY, how naive do you think upstaters are and that includes the politicians under you, YOU ARE NOT A KING AND YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THESE NEW UNSURPED POWERS SHAME ON YOU.

But what about all those angry upstaters who keep gathering at the state Capitol, waving signs comparing the governor to Hitler for forcing the SAFE Act through the Legislature?

The FERC caused the price increase for us (the downstate counties and the city always paid more than us upstaters) in the Hudson Valley because it says the higher rates will attract investment in new plants by boosting profits.

The same trend holds true for Cuomo's overall job rating, with 50 percent of upstaters saying he is doing an excellent or good job and 59 percent of city residents saying the same.

He all but extinguished the hopes of many upstaters for a home - grown economic miracle — like the one occurring next door in Pennsylvania, thanks to fracking — one that would help save family farms, let children and grandchildren live and prosper where they were raised and help ensure economic security for thousands.