Sentences with word «upstate»

He said the strategy of not investing in upstate in recent decades has not helped matters.

All but a handful of upstate counties have some form of public transit system, mostly buses.

He's also proposing $ 1.5 billion for upstate economic development.

He says with the phenomenal success of Greek yogurt, the struggling upstate economy has been presented with one of the best entrepreneurial opportunities in «30 or 40 years».

Some Republican senators from upstate areas remain unhappy with the idea, and a formal budget conference was delayed for several hours.

The steady loss of manufacturing jobs in upstate cities has caused a similar decline in their downtown areas.

The proposed minimum is even further out of line with prevailing wages in upstate regions.

Residents in upstate counties, meanwhile, paid close to $ 8.4 billion in income taxes, or about 18 percent of the state total.

The prospects for a three - term upstate Republican congressman succeeding in a statewide contest are dim.

He is campaigning on his pragmatic approach that has coupled tax cuts and upstate economic development initiatives with liberal victories like gun control and same - sex marriage.

Some of her primary rivals have been focused on upstate for weeks now.

The legislature, a body with many representatives from upstate districts that have few renters, has weakened rent regulation laws year after year.

But the verdict is less certain in upstate areas with relatively lower taxes, home prices and wages.

It is an issue that affects many across upstate, from farmers and small business owners to the workers themselves.

But they sought to make clear there had been no mistakes made prior to their vote last year, and that there would be no thought given to allowing any other upstate casinos.

Well I guess you're OK with upstate doing without affordable health care.

He does provide millions of dollars in economic aid for upstate communities that may lose the prisons they depend on for their local economies.

Only 29 percent of upstate voters rate the economy as «good» while 40 percent believe it's not so good.

Now we have to pay for upstate nuclear plants that are not economically feasible.

And that has residents of other upstate cities feeling a bit left out.

The three casinos represent the first phase of construction, which was aimed at upstate counties.

The measures come after the arrests of prominent upstate developers and a former close aide to the governor.

The benefits of preserving thousands of upstate jobs and tax revenue are also substantial.

A consensus across the aisle appears to have been reached on increased funding for aging water systems, boosting tuition assistance, and allowing the spread of ride hailing services into upstate cities.

That proposal met stiff resistance from upstate lawmakers who represent districts near the Canadian border and from Canadian officials themselves who feared that it would harm cross-border economic traffic.

Republican senators, however, are doing extensive polling within their districts and some said several upstate districts still strongly oppose same - sex marriage.

As the state's only legislative leader who has owned and run a business, the feedback from upstate business leaders comes as no surprise.

Nestled into cozy upstate towns with great schools and easy access to everything you demand, these communities welcome you home.

One item eliminated in the federal tax reform legislation has many upstate developers concerned.

The rent laws are tied, through legislation, to an issue important to suburban and upstate residents, the continuation of a property tax cap.

Both candidates agree that the smaller upstate school districts are more negatively affected by the cuts.

What we need are people who know how to connect with working class, conservative leaning upstate senate districts.

The measure proved controversial for the governor's popularity, especially among upstate voters and Second Amendment supporters.

They put a fourth upstate race in the «lean Republican» category.

We drove all over upstate, both to visit family and friends and play tourist.

Your move upstate doesn't have to be permanent.

Which regulation / policy is the most needed to help upstate?

This past weekend, we headed upstate for the boyfriend's family reunion.

In 2014, there will be a governor's race, and more upstate voters will be likely to turn out at the polls.

The tax cap, for some lawmakers, is viewed as an «upstate issue» while the 2016 sunset gives them little impetus to make changes to the measure.

He also famously said, «An incarceration program is not an employment program,» something that deeply worried upstate legislators who represent districts where prisons had been the major employer.

I think we've done well, and I think it's the strongest part of our campaign — earn media, particularly upstate in the smaller markets.

The bill is expected to authorize four major upstate resort casinos.

While I like the idea of going upstate, I don't think this is the right time for it.

Most upstate voters, 84 percent to 13 percent, believe legal fees should have been included in the list of restricted uses of campaign funds.

This weekend, I'm headed on quick trip upstate for the boyfriend's family reunion.

-- Plus, and update on upstate roads and bridges.

It was not immediately clear if this ad or another version will be running in upstate markets.

Meanwhile, the governor relentlessly travels upstate, focusing on economic development announcements.

He seemed not to know how to get upstate and campaign.