He and six
other upstate members of Congress, including Dan Maffei, Bill Owens and Tom Reed, signed a letter to the assistant secretary of labor for OSHA asking for consideration.
Not exact matches
It's not clear why, exactly, the resolution was set aside, with some insisting the resolution was tabled over concerns from
upstate committee
members that the money would be spent on downstate legislative campaigns,
others sympathetic to Senate Democrats pointing to those on the committee who are allies of the governor.
Members of the host committee, which is still in formation, include a number of
other Assembly Democrats from both
upstate and NYC.
Governor Cuomo, his democratic running mate Kathy Hochul and
other women's rights advocates spoke to a cheering crowd of union
members and local elected officials, as part of a three city
upstate bus tour to promote a 10 point women's rights plan.
He told Senate and Assembly
members that the governor's $ 65 million initiative for battling HABs includes studying 12
upstate lakes and using the information gathered to treat those lakes as well as
other bodies of water across the state.
Also at 10:30 a.m., Sens. Tim Kennedy and Chris Jacobs, Assembly
members Crystal Peoples - Stokes and Mickey Kearns, in partnership with Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, launch a series of public forums on bringing Uber and
other ride hailing apps to
upstate, Albright Knox Art Gallery Auditorium, 1285 Elmwood Ave., Buffalo.
«The planned upgrades of our Niagara Power Vista and two
other upstate visitors centers are the latest examples of the importance that the Power Authority places on being an integral
member of the communities where our hydroelectric plants are located,» said John R. Koelmel, NYPA chairman.
His elevation last May following the arrest of Senate GOP leader Dean Skelos came with the support of
upstate members and
others who will be watching him in the post for the first time — and hoping that his resiliency helps them as they come into a key election season.
Robert Blackman, a council
member who is vice president of business development and relocation at RealtyUSA, sees benefits, even if much of the investment now is going to
other cities
upstate.
Cuomo was also asked about the federal investigation into the Buffalo Billion initiative and
other upstate development deals, and whether
members of his administration had been contacted.
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.
She then hosted a listening session at Fort Drum with officials from the Pentagon and three
other upstate New York
members of Congress.