Sentences with phrase «more upstate projects»

The agency did not, as requested, turn over a list of those dozen or more upstate projects — and details about their precise status — that Zemsky will now be running.

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There'll be more than enough time to talk about politics in the future, but for now obviously the important thing is making sure that we get projects like high speed rail and as much funding for upstate New York.»

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 are required.

Economic development officials see these as more than just life preservers, but rather transformative projects designed to reshape the upstate economy by «clustering» industries around one another with the hope that one day they can stand on their own when paired with workforce development efforts.

The Buffalo News recently reported that more than $ 3.5 billion has been invested in historic preservation credits statewide from 2015 to 2017, according to Preservation Buffalo Niagara, with more than 60 percent of the credits going toward upstate development projects.

Cuomo announced millions in funding for several projects, including a hemp factory in upstate Binghamton, the completion of «cashless tolling» on the entire length of the NYS Thruway by 2020 and other projects he expects will bring more business to the state.

Smaller gambling developments proposed in economically strapped areas should be able to compete with resort projects proposed by big - name companies in more affluent areas, the head of the state Gaming Commission said of the contest to win up to four casino licenses upstate.

State lawmakers want to see more oversight of economic development spending after the arrests of nine people last week in an alleged widespread scheme involving bid rigging and bribery within key projects designed to spur job creation upstate.

«When half the children in our major upstate cities are living in poverty, how can the Governor possibly justify giving more than half of his projected $ 2 billion surplus to the state's millionaire and billionaires through dramatic reductions in the estate tax and tax breaks for big Wall Street banks,» said Ron Deutsch, Executive Director for Fiscal Fairness.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer criticized the Obama administration's recent proposal that would effectively cut $ 40 million from state sewer and water projects, jeopardizing more than 340 critical sewer upgrades in upstate New York.

Once heralded by the governor as a transformative way to bring down energy costs for consumers while increasing jobs at upstate power producers, the plan announced more than three years ago has produced little progress on a core initiative: a nearly $ 1 billion project to run AC transmission lines around Utica or the Catskills and down the Hudson Valley to meet downstate's growing power needs.

Aiello and Gerardi face more charges in another trial dealing with alleged fraud in upstate development projects that is slated to begin in June.