Sentences with phrase «upstate areas»

The governor, who spent much of the summer in upstate areas where his popularity had declined, would presumably like to win back more conservative voters.

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

The governor, speaking earlier about his plan, said it could be a major economic development engine for depressed upstate areas.

Different groups such as taxi industry associations and labor unions still oppose ride - hailing services moving into upstate areas and cities.

The adopted budget would also expand a manufacturing tax credit that was originally targeted to upstate areas statewide.

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

He said the latest census numbers show the state lost population overall because of migration from upstate areas.

A male and female committee person is elected from each county within each State Assembly district, a quirk that balances the voting power of upstate areas where Assembly districts cross county lines and downstate areas where single counties have multiple representatives.

The first issue activists and mostly Republican legislators point to is the SAFE Act, the 2013 gun control bill that split voters and lawmakers from rural upstate areas from their brethren in New York City and its suburbs.

But what of trails in, say, Suffolk County or even upstate areas like the Southern Tier that wouldn't be directly served by Cuomo's statewide trail connection?

Can the Dems do it, even in upstate areas where Cuomo is not very popular?

After Heastie was named speaker, he embarked on a tour of New York, which focused mainly on upstate areas.

That's the type of potential economic impact that the Cuomo administration sees in other upstate areas, which it is now showering with money — despite the fact that they have no signed tenants.

The chairman of the state Gaming Commission — which must approve the casino licenses — noted Friday that state voters in 2013 authorized the new casinos to «benefit economically distressed upstate areas experiencing high levels of unemployment.»

A highly knowledgeable Senate insider said yesterday that «far more of the [GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising names from conservative upstate areas.»

The provision was pushed by Senate Republicans, many of whom represent upstate areas where younger people have moved away to other states.

Even if the Flanagan deal helps Republicans hold the Skelos seat, his support for the higher wage could cost the GOP Senate seats in financially struggling upstate areas, where opposition is strong.

Cuomo also said he would spend $ 1.5 billion to support projects around upstate areas, akin to the «Buffalo Billion» that has spurred investment along the Queen City's inner harbor and elsewhere.

Opposition to the new law has simmered in upstate areas since Cuomo signed the law in January.

Before his fall, Skelos and other Republicans said the fund was going to be used for projects in their Long Island base — which they would help designate — and privately explained that they inserted it into the budget to offset $ 1.5 billion that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was directing to an economic development competition for upstate areas.

I always thought its true home was around Columbia, South Carolina, and the lower upstate area.

NYC will just end up shipping it to the rapidly emptying upstate areas.

Governor Cuomo, who has delayed a decision on fracking for nearly his entire first term in office, had originally supported the gas drilling as a means of creating jobs in economically troubled upstate areas.

If he allows fracking in the southern tier the gas / oil industries will slowly infultrate the entire upstate area.

Sources have indicated there will be a regional split in the minimum wage rate, with upstate areas possibly reaching $ 12.50 or $ 13 in law, but having that hourly rate indexed to rise at the rate of inflation.

Regionally, Cuomo remains popular in broadly defined areas in New York: Most voters in the suburbs and upstate areas hold a favorable view of him, while a whopping 72 percent of New York City voters do as well.

Flanagan appeared with Sen. Jim Seward at the Otesaga Hotel in Cooperstown on Wednesday, part of a tour of several upstate areas this summer for the Suffolk County lawmaker.

Nevertheless, this Latino group sets a very good framework for Cuomo and the transtion team he put together that has Latinos from down state but few from the upstate region, and far upstate areas like Rochester, Syracuse and Buffalo.

Educational opportunities for those in state prisons has been a controversial issue for lawmakers, especially those in upstate areas whose districts include prisons or who have constituents who work in correctional facilities.

The governor funded that contest using a one - time pot of money won from bank settlements, saying upstate areas needed catalytic investment to drive them forward.

Cuomo, a Democrat, is fond of boasting that he's done more to boost upstate areas than any governor since DeWitt Clinton dug the Erie Canal, and on a per capita basis, state subsidies have rained down more heavily on Buffalo and the North Country than Brooklyn or Staten Island's North Shore.

But we know Bloomberg's got another goal in sight, and it turns out Paterson would crush Giuliani, the former mayor, in the city as well as in the traditionally Republican upstate areas.

That issue arguably resonated louder in the Republican Senate where most members represent suburban or rural upstate areas where sales taxes are a vital source of revenue.

On the same day as the fracking ban was made public, a state board appointed by Cuomo and legislative leaders announced the siting of three new gambling casinos in economically depressed upstate areas.

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.

The annual comprehensive report from Cuomo's main economic development apparatus was mandated last year by the Legislature amid increased criticism of the governor's efforts to boost business across the state, especially in distressed upstate areas.

«Far more of the [GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising names from conservative upstate areas,» a «highly knowledgeable Senate insider» told Dicker.

An administration source on Friday also said Cuomo would like to see legislation allowing car - hailing services like Uber to operate outside of New York City, a measure that has been popular among Senate Republicans, particularly those who represent upstate areas.

While New York City, Long Island, and portions of the Hudson Valley are relatively stable, upstate areas like Buffalo and Niagara Falls have lost nearly one third of their population.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that for the three host communities, the casinos offer the possibility of greater tourism and a chance to revitalize long - struggling upstate areas.

State Sen. Tom O'Mara, a Republican from the Southern Tier, said the state had taken a «Band - Aid approach» to upstate areas since 2009, when the Legislature decoupled the upstate and downstate plans.

He focused on upstate areas that had other primaries, which would spike turnout.

The Republican conference has seven freshman members, five of whom come from upstate areas.

To prevent the impending lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a two - year extension Thursday as part of a larger omnibus bill, which included a pension enhancement for certain uniformed workers, special recognition for former Governor Mario Cuomo, and several benefits for upstate areas.

But state Republican Chairman Ed Cox said the race will be a referendum on Cuomo, and said persistent problems with the New York City subways, uneven economic recovery in upstate areas and ongoing corruption trials involving Cuomo's close confidants are all working in the GOP's favor.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has embarked on an unprecedented campaign to put the stamp of the State Police on New York City, rerouting troopers to city airports and toll plazas from upstate areas that rely on them and bewildering some of the officials charged with carrying out his orders.

Flanagan, meanwhile, is defending seats in battleground areas that could elect moderate Democrats in suburban and upstate areas, including Long Island and the Hudson Valley.

Other higher education institutions involved include: New York University; Mount Saint Mary College; state universities at Albany, Cobleskill and Plattsburgh; SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn; the University of Rochester and six community colleges in the upstate area.

He banned natural gas hydrofracking about a month after the election, responding to environmental activism that Teachout harnessed in upstate areas.