Sentences with phrase «upstate economy»

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».

Mr. Cuomo delivered the decision at a year - end cabinet meeting, pinning the hopes of reviving upstate economies on casino gaming instead.

This week, at an American Legion post in Colonie, New York, Faso opened the «Tax Relief Now» tour, highlighting his signature issue of stimulating the lagging upstate economy by cutting taxes and scaling back intrusive government regulation.

Republicans are bullish, though, and say they will use upcoming corruption trials — and a new federal probe of hiring practices revealed on Friday — and the still - lagging upstate economy as cornerstones of any campaign.

A spokesman for the Senate Democrats, Mike Murphy, shot back that «Republicans have controlled the Senate for over 50 years» and New York still has «higher taxes, a crippled upstate economy and out - of - control mandates.»

The closing of prisons aligns with Cuomo's quest to reform the criminal justice system, but it collides with another of his top priorities — reviving moribund upstate economies.

Downstate lawmakers have complained that ratepayers in places like Long Island, which already has high power prices, are subsidizing the ailing upstate economy, although PSC officials note that the power goes into a statewide grid.

In the video, Nixon decries income inequality in a state that she says has «incredible wealth and extreme poverty» and the depressed upstate economy where she says half of all children are poor.

Unshackle Upstate's Brian Sampson unveiled a five point plan that he says could help revive the long troubled upstate economy.

Republicans believe that coming corruption trials, continued service problems on New York City's subways and a struggling upstate economy give them an opening.

He cited New York's steady outmigration (residents moving to other states) and dismal upstate economy and what he called Cuomo's shift from backing a property - tax cap in his first year to calling for $ 1 billion in new taxes and fees in this year's budget.

Albany will look at this and proposals from other six other upstate regions, to determine who will share $ 1.5 billion meant to invigorate a flagging upstate economy.

Nixon underscored that herself this week in her two - minute campaign announcement video on Twitter, mentioning such issues as crumbling infrastructure, income inequality and sagging upstate economies, but not a word about gay rights.

Even GOP officials admit that Cuomo has built a formidable political machine, though they're quick to claim he's vulnerable based on his record that includes deteriorating subway service on his watch and a laggard upstate economy.

Arguably, if New York's upstate economy simply flourishes in the next decade, the impact would be mitigated.

Both the Seneca and also the Oneida Nation have argued that allowing large Vegas - style casinos to come into New York wouldn't support upstate economies, because the profits would go to large corporations that aren't bound to the state.

This story has been updated to correct that Mr. Cuomo cited minimum wage, tax cuts and upstate economy proposals as priorities for passed in the budget, not after it.

She predicts that some private colleges will close, and others will lay off faculty, impacting the already unsteady upstate economy.

And it thrust back into the limelight a host of issues that have dogged Mr. Cuomo in recent years, from his unwavering attempts to revive the stuttering upstate economy, to his longstanding political feuds, to rumors of his temper.

While discussions and research continue, we have to be certain that any possible agreement is fair to our employers and employees, and does not harm our tenuous upstate economy.»

The vote is a major win for Gov. Andrew Cuomo who proposed casinos as a way to reverse the long distressed upstate economy.

A spokesman for the Senate Democrats, Mike Murphy, shot back that «Republicans have controlled the Senate for over 50 years» and New York still has «higher taxes, a crippled upstate economy, out - of - control mandates».

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to invest $ 1.5 billion to help the struggling upstate economy, but there's a catch.

Since Cuomo became governor in 2011 and vowed to revive the long moribund upstate economy, he has changed the way the state does large construction contracts.

He says fixing the ailing upstate economy is «the single greatest challenge» he faces, and a gambling center could help.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.

But at the same time upstaters argue that allowing hydrofracking and natural gas drilling would be a boon to the depressed upstate economy.

Unshackle Upstate's Brian Sampson unveiled a five - point plan that he says could help revive the long troubled upstate economy.

«We can reverse the 30 year decline of the upstate economy and keep our families together, but it is going to take a fresh approach and new ideas that focus on investing in our communities,» Babinec said.

In his release announcing the fair investigation, Cuomo was careful to praise the annual event (in its 164th year) as a «source of pride for all New Yorkers» and «a celebration of our shared heritage and culture that is critical to the upstate economy.»

C'm on Liz, why don't you put up a post about how Gillibrand is the MOST LIBERAL SENATOR IN THE COUNTRY; how she has done nothing to improve the upstate economy, and how even Chuckie Schumer has chastised her for being «too far to the Left?»

The company's minute - long web ad opens by praising Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other elected officials for turning around the upstate economy, adding:

The ad goes on to argue that approving Uber would contribute to the upstate economy's revitalization, because Uber isn't just about transportation, but rather «transformation.»

The unnecessary delay in concluding this rulemaking process is a serious problem for the upstate economy.

Cuomo has charted a very cautious path on high - volume hydorfracking, a method that could generate profitable dividends for the moribund upstate economy, particularly the state's Southern Tier.

He just fired off this statement accusing Democrats of creating a distraction from the governor's record on the upstate economy.

Meanwhile the Republican party and Chairman Ed Cox only started attacking Governor Cuomo on a consistent basis in the past few months — focusing heavily on the upstate economy.

The Business Council's Annual Meeting concludes on Friday with a discussion of the upstate economy to be led by Kenneth Adams, president and CEO of Empire State Development and commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development.

The loss of manufacturing jobs is one of the main reasons the upstate economy has struggled.

«SUNY Poly has led in attracting industry research funding and it would be a disservice to the upstate economy, the students and the school's mission if we select someone not capable of competing for those dollars.»

Astorino criticized Cuomo as an Albany insider who hadn't done enough for the economy, while Cuomo campaigned on his record over the past four years, including tax cuts, tighter gun control, legalization of gay marriage, reductions in government gridlock and a renewed focus on the upstate economy.

Gov. Cuomo's signature project for Buffalo — a key to plans he says can revive the upstate economy — isn't even finished yet, and already it's running into snags.

For his part, Cuomo has pointed to achievements including legalizing gay marriage, tightening gun restrictions, raising the minimum wage, banning fracking and increasing investments in education — all while working to lower taxes and jumpstart the upstate economy.

«In actuality, if the state maintains its investment in the upstate economy, it actually gets a pretty good return on that investment,» she replied.

That is a help with the upstate economy,» said State Senator James Seward (R - Milford).

Business leaders within the state have a more gloomy view of the upstate economy.

Sanders talked about reinvigorating the upstate economy with Jerry Zremski of The Buffalo News, and so did Clinton.

Heather Briccetti, president of the Business Council of New York State, said there is a long «list of things that could have been done that didn't get done» that would have benefited businesses and the upstate economy.

A federal prosecutor on Thursday accused two people close to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo of bribery and fraud relating to state economic development initiatives in a significant blow to Cuomo's administration that threatens to tarnish his efforts to revitalize the upstate economy.