Sentences with phrase «other upstate lawmakers»
And Griffo, like members of the Business Council of New York State and other upstate lawmakers, expressed fear that taking on the money - losing Canal Corp. could hinder the Power Authority's ability to keep generating low - cost electricity.
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ALBANY — State lawmakers have reversed a plan by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo that would have curtailed state tax credits that help support key historic preservation efforts in Buffalo and other upstate areas.
This month, Uber won a major victory in Albany when state lawmakers approved new rules allowing Uber and other ride - hailing apps to expand to upstate New York.
State lawmakers are considering changes in state insurance laws that would allow ride - sharing services like Uber and Lyft in upstate and other parts of the state they are currently prohibited.
«If Gov. Cuomo is resorting to fear tactics for political purposes, he is also admitting that other forms of state spending are more important than providing healthcare to vulnerable populations,» said upstate lawmakers in a joint statement.
Changes that lawmakers want to economic development programs were made ripe following allegations by federal prosecutors that the Buffalo Billion and a couple of other big upstate initiatives were part of a massive, alleged pay - to - play, bid - rigging scandal.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan to pit seven upstate regions against each other in a competition for $ 1.5 billion in economic development funds has prompted some lawmakers and mayors to say the state shouldn't pick winners and losers.