Sentences with phrase «of upstate issues»

Senate Republicans earlier this year were persuaded to return to Albany for an extraordinary session of the Legislature to extend mayoral control of New York City schools, which included a menu of upstate issues.

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Our 12th issue features Out in Suburbia blogger Stacy Graffam showing off her new - legal - New Jersey Marriage Certificate and another article on the latest activities of Pride and Joy families in upstate New York.

The move would come as New York and most of the nation continues to battle what public health officials say is an epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction, an issue that has especially ravaged parts of upstate New York.

Top lawmakers met privately with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss a potential package of measures that could include a variety of issues, such as a new agreement on upstate flood relief.

Senate Republicans in the final budget agreement were able to secure elements of their original one - house budget resolution on key issues ranging from education aid to upstate transportation, a source familiar with the talks said.

An upstate farm is a site for weddings and has accommodated same - sex weddings, but its owners continue to support opponents of the issue.

«I think we have a lot of issues upstate, but we're not fully deriving the benefit of what President Trump has done,» he said.

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.»

A man from upstate New York told me workplace issues are key for people he knows who have taken financial blows in the past decade and who are either out of work or unable to retire.

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in New York City.

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.

The expectation was that a new Democratic majority, led by Malcolm Smith of Queens and dominated by New York City lawmakers, would pay attention to upstate issues.

«We're not going to agree on every single issue,» Kolb, an upstate conservative, said of himself and the decidedly liberal downstate mayor.

Whether it becomes an issue for suburban and upstate Democratic Assembly candidates running for re-election will be a true test of Silver's staying power in the Assembly.

You know, visiting the upstate cities, they have some of the same issues: transportation, poverty, needing jobs, things like that.

Kim Rogers, 61, of upstate Hilton, said she received a ticket in the mail Nov. 6 for an expired vehicle inspection issued from the Nassau County agency.

Frost - damaged upstate vineyards are eligible for federal disaster aid this year under a declaration issued by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Petitions like these can serve the purpose of building lists of voters and supporters who are interested in key issues, in this case allowing Uber and Lyft in upstate New York.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged during a tour of upstate New York on Monday to not shift away from his locally driven focus on Empire State issues as he prepares to become the next leader of the Senate Democrats in Washington.

However, the governor issued the bailout of three other upstate facilities and has been criticized by activists for funding an antiquated energy source.

The issues that were to be considered in December's special session are likely to become priorities again, with upstate cities clamoring for ride - hailing services and Mr. Cuomo eager to establish reforms to address scandals at the City University of New York, the State University of New York and his own office.

Along with insurance issues, handicapped accessibility has become one of the roadblocks to getting ride sharing services in upstate New York.

From the upstate economy to the city's foundering mass - transit system, there are plenty of issues that both candidates will likely tackle between now and the primary in September.

The Republican - primary contenders — one - time gubernatorial candidate John Faso of upstate Kinderhook and Dutchess County businessman Andrew Heaney — have also said they are prepared to make BDS a major issue in a race against Teachout.

Gillibrand told the conference that hitting that economic message and addressing the problems at the root of the issue will help them connect with rural voters in upstate New York, where the economic recovery has lagged behind other parts of the country.

Governor Cuomo won the Democratic primary, but more than one third of Democrats who participated voted against him, and he lost more than half of the counties upstate, where fracking is a controversial issue.

In 2012, that strategy brought us within one vote of a majority in the County Legislature, but in 2014 we lost ground when Albany passed the SAFE ACT after the shooting in Sandy Hook and gun control became the most powerful «single issue» in upstate NY.

The Democrat, whose upstate poll numbers dropped afterward, said it's a difficult issue, especially because some 30 to 40 percent of Americans distrust government and oppose gun control.

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.

Business groups see the issue as one that could boost the upstate economy, and the Republican - led State Senate — whose majority caucus includes a number of upstate lawmakers — has been supportive.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday issued a series of travel bans along the state Thruway system as upstate New York continues to bear the brunt of a March blizzard.

Cuomo made the announcement in Suffolk County on Long Island, where questions have arisen over the contamination of well water, but Cuomo also pointed to upstate water issues, including the chemical contamination in Hoosick Falls.

The issue fell by the wayside in the budget talks, but had initially been proposed in the wake of the arrests of a half dozen people charged in a bribery and bid - rigging case that included a former close aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic and upstate developers.

However, that support eroded over the last seven days as Senate Democrats raised the issue of Skelos's leadership in a heated public session of the chamber and as upstate Republicans grew restive with him remaining in charge.

Cuomo included the funding in the budget after Senate Republicans initially proposed a clean water bond act in the wake of water contamination issues arising in small upstate communities.

On key issues facing the state — reducing corruption, improving public education, balancing upstate and upstate concerns, improving infrastructure, growing the economy and planning for the state's future — only between 23 percent and 35 percent of voters believe the governor has done a good or excellent job.

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.

Some of the upstate developers have insisted that licenses should be issued closer to the Catskills region, given the economic troubles of the area.

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

The battle has potential consequences for New Yorkers as discussions will begin soon over a $ 150 billion - plus state budget and an array of policy issues, from immigration and funding for legal services for the poor to whether to legalize ride - hailing upstate or permit physicians to assist terminal patients end their lives.

Sheehan called Schneiderman a «leader» on the abortion - rights issue, citing his expansion of buffer zones around Planned Parenthood facilities in upstate cities.

The counties, though, are also pushing the state to spend most of the money on infrastructure upstate, putting the issue under a «must» for the coming legislative session, which begins on Wednesday with the state Assembly and Senate returning to the Capitol.

Even if the upstate housing fund falls out of the end - of - session talks and waits for the next fiscal year, Morelle said the issue of upstate housing is on the radar.

There will be a few more of these symbolic resignations in upstate places like East Overshoe, NY and then the whole issue will become a big yawn.

Since the issues of rent control and property tax cap are tied together as a all or nothing quid pro quo, if the Senate Republicans rail to get behind that compromise deal the upstate Senate Republicans may not survive the voter wrath following the huge property tax hikes coming via local governments.

This week, at an American Legion post in Colonie, New York, Faso opened the «Tax Relief Now» tour, highlighting his signature issue of stimulating the lagging upstate economy by cutting taxes and scaling back intrusive government regulation.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an outspoken critic of the law, is facing a split over the issue between upstate and downstate, where New Yorkers are expecting different impacts.

Andy is DECENTRALIZING economic development i.e., dumping the issue of the lack of upstate jobs back in locals» laps via his the 10 econ development councils.

Other issues seemed increasingly likely to be pushed to next year, such as ride - sharing — its backers were pessimistic they would get a deal to allow an upstate expansion — and the tax break and development program known as 421 - a, which was the subject of some last - minute negotiations with little progress.

Ken Warner, upstate political director for Working Families, said Nicoletti has a long history of supporting progressive issues, including the hiring of minority and women owned businesses.