Sentences with phrase «many upstate residents»

The SAFE Act, a package of gun control measures that was approved in 2013 in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, remains a signature hallmark of Cuomo's tenure and a controversial one, especially for Second Amendment supporters and upstate residents.

There are many crosscurrents facing Republicans: the polarization of the electorate turned off by President Donald Trump, New York City domination of the state's political and economic landscape and an exodus of upstate residents who tended to vote more conservatively.

Instead of trying to squeeze every penny out of hard - working upstate residents, the Governor should be reprioritizing budget issues so that we can fund public transit systems through more appropriate budgetary means, starting with the legislation he vetoed that would have helped identify more long - term funding sources for upstate transit systems.»

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

Brown is the sole upstate resident on the board, which was convened by the state Department of Labor at the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo earlier this year to review and recommend any increases in the wage for the fast - food industry.

The poll, which surveyed voters in 52 upstate counties, found most upstate residents believe the state is headed in the wrong direction, 59 percent to 34 percent.

Parment agreed with his fellow upstate residents, saying that hydrofracking could lead to energy independence for the country at a rate not seen since the Second World War.

In February, for example, the Siena Research institute asked voters whether lawmakers should get a pay raise if they enacted ethics reforms; New York City residents said yes by a 50 percent to 48 percent margin, while only 34 percent of upstate residents agreed.)

But that number is not a net impact figure; it does not, for instance, factor in the tax savings that will be seen for most New Yorkers, especially upstate residents.

Interestingly, the cross tabulations show 45 percent of upstate residents oppose hydrofracking, the highest level of opposition compared to New York City and suburuban residents.

«Now more than ever it's time to change Albany and end corruption, to overturn the SAFE Act, stand up for upstate residents and fight for our small businesses that are being weighed down by suffocating regulations.»

For ridesharing supporters in the Legislature, the move could provide more options to upstate residents.

NY - 19, July 14... Vermont - native - turned - New York City - professor - turned Hudson - Valley weekender - turned - NY -19-congressional-candidate Professor Zephyr Teachout has dived headfirst into the transactional worlds of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and presumptive Democratic Party presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in order to enlist their financial and material support in her run for congress, the campaign of congressional candidate and 30 - plus year upstate resident John Faso today noted.

The rent laws are tied, through legislation, to an issue important to suburban and upstate residents, the continuation of a property tax cap.

The results are drawing mixed reactions from upstate residents, most of whom said they were unaffected by the revitalization programs.

As part of a four - part collaborative series produced by public radio stations WBFO in Buffalo, WRVO in Oswego / Syracuse, WSKG in Binghamton and WXXI in Rochester, Chris Caya of WBFO News reports on how upstate residents feel about a multi-billion-dollar state effort to create jobs.

But like many upstate residents, Gravitt wants results from the enormous investment, including more training for real jobs — not pipe dreams.

They hope to tap into disillusionment or even anger with Mr. Cuomo among teachers, public employees and upstate residents opposed to hydraulic fracturing.

Cuomo has seen a general drop in his poll numbers in recent months, but the steepest decline has been among upstate residents.

Cuomo was asked more than once if he was committed to having Hochul — the sole woman and sole upstate resident in a statewide office — on his re-election ticket.

A company executive on Tuesday called on state lawmakers to pass regulations allowing Uber to expand throughout the state, saying the move could create thousands of jobs and provide a new alternative to millions of upstate residents.

Only slightly more than one third of Republicans support the proposed wage hike, while independents and upstate residents are evenly split.

But the state's junior Democratic senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, says upstate residents and businesses are at risk too.

In thematically distinct speeches at opposite ends of the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday unveiled elements of a 2017 agenda that reached out to a middle class empowered but angered by national political rhetoric, and to upstate residents who feel left behind by the post-recession recovery.

The issue: The adjective that lawmakers, business owners and upstate residents have hung on the lack of ride - hailing services outside of New York City is «embarrassing.»

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Refugee admissions, which were the main source of new residents moving to Buffalo and other upstate cities in recent years, could slow dramatically as a result of the court's decision.

That includes the suburbs and upstate, whose residents have often felt their needs get overshadowed by the city's.

Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney — two upstate Republicans elected last year — said on Thursday they were also concerned with the impact on New York residents of eliminating deductions.

Golden has long opposed the cab fare surcharge on that grounds that it is just another tax on New York City residents that somehow winds up in upstate coffers, but it's undeniable that the MTA needs that money.

«The last thing upstate's economy, its employers or its residents can endure are any additions to our already suffocating tax climate,» said Greg Biryla, executive director of the economic advocacy group Unshackle Upstate.

I have pledged that I will be a strong voice for upstate and our district and oppose tax hikes and fees increases that are driving too many residents out of our state.

He cited New York's steady outmigration (residents moving to other states) and dismal upstate economy and what he called Cuomo's shift from backing a property - tax cap in his first year to calling for $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees in this year's budget.

If you have questions about voting — like where to find your polling site — click here if you live upstate, and here if you're a resident of one of the five NYC boroughs.

Since 2010, census data also show, the share of New York residents aged 65 and over has grown in line with previous trends, which have been more pronounced upstate than downstate or in the U.S. as a whole.

Upstate and Long Island residents would have to pay 50 cents per trip to help fund mass transit in New York City and its suburbs, as well as upstate bus lines.

In 1997, New York State, New York City, United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), upstate communities and environmental organizations, including Riverkeeper, joined together to sign an agreement to protect the unfiltered drinking water supply that more than nine million residents of New York City and upstate communities use daily.

And that has residents of other upstate cities feeling a bit left out.

A doctor described as the resident physician to the twisted upstate sex cult Nxivm has been charged by a state oversight board with illegally conducting human experiments.

Born in upstate Newburgh, Ferraro moved to the South Bronx as a child and later settled in Forest Hills Gardens after marrying Forest Hills resident John Zaccaro.

A majority of New York City residents, suburbanites and upstate dwellers, as well a large swath of voters across all age groups, races and religions showed support for the initiative.

Collins» plan, which would force New York to pick up the $ 2.3 billion tab that upstate and Long Island counties now contribute to the health care plan for lower - income state residents, was included late Monday in the last - minute package of amendments that House Speaker Paul Ryan put together to build support for the controversial Republican health care legislation.

Many NYC residents have little idea what upstate New York is like.

If he believes that the state's tax structure is a job - killer and one of the chief reasons why upstate New York remains mired in a permanent recession, he ought to ask for broader tax cuts, including a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate, which tops out at nearly 9 percent (that does not include the additional tax burden placed on city residents, who pay up to 3.8 percent in personal income taxes.)

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

Residents from across upstate New York address issues that have significant effects on their pocketbooks and their lives.

ALBANY — Officials in the state Department of Health were aware of concerns that the water in the upstate village of Petersburgh could be tainted with a toxic chemical in late 2014, but did not take action to protect residents until a few days ago, according to emails obtained by POLITICO New York.

In his meeting with the editorial board, Cuomo reiterated many of the points in his State of the State address: a cap on prescription drug prices, legalizing ride - hailing in upstate New York, $ 70 million in funding for the «I Love NY» tourism campaign, $ 2 million for a Clean Water Infrastructure Act and a plan to provide free SUNY college tuition to state residents earning less than $ 125,000.

Nixon has tried to make it clear she's not just a celebrity candidate, visiting public housing residents in Brooklyn and meeting with residents upstate in Hoosick Falls about contaminated water.

Senator Daniel Squadron also took the opportunity to point the finger at Senate Republicans on rent reform, saying the conference of mostly upstate and suburban members shouldn't be calling the shots for an issue centered around residents in New York City.

President Donald Trump in a Wall Street Journal interview this week seemingly suggested residents in struggling upstate communities abandon their homes and move to more prosperous areas in order to get jobs — drawing concern from Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney.