Sentences with phrase «regarding upstate economic development»
Like most Republicans, Kolb's case against Gov. Andrew Cuomo is based on personality, and includes opposition to his policies regarding upstate economic development — which are rooted in competitions for direct subsidies to businesses.
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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.
Joe Percoco, who the current governor's father Mario Cuomo regarded as a «third son», is charged with extortion and bribery, while the former head of SUNY Polytechnic Alain Kaloyeros is charged with bid rigging in connection with major upstate economic development projects, including the Buffalo Billion.