Sentences with phrase «upstate issue»

Even talking about the property tax cap that affects the entire state — it's not an upstate issue,» Kolb said last week.

He said after the news conference on the ethics deal that tying the cap to expire alongside rent control for New York City — effectively wedding a downstate concern with an upstate issue — won't hinder the passage.

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.

While the Democrat Assembly passed a bill, the mostly Republican Senate wanted the special prosecutor to be regional so an upstate issue would be reviewed by a special prosecutor from upstate, Cuomo said.

The expectation was that a new Democratic majority, led by Malcolm Smith of Queens and dominated by New York City lawmakers, would pay attention to upstate issues.

Senate Republicans earlier this year were persuaded to return to Albany for an extraordinary session of the Legislature to extend mayoral control of New York City schools, which included a menu of upstate issues.

Doing so would help them press upstate issues in a state legislature dominated by downstate lawmakers.

Not exact matches

After seminary he has served full time in a United Methodist parish in upstate New York for five years, then spent part time work in churches while holding down secular administrative work spending ten years wrestling on the issues which have produced this book.

Also in this issue read about the Pride and Joy Families Weekend conference held in upstate New York.

Our 12th issue features Out in Suburbia blogger Stacy Graffam showing off her new - legal - New Jersey Marriage Certificate and another article on the latest activities of Pride and Joy families in upstate New York.

«This is an issue that transcends upstate - downstate, Democrat - Republican.

After that, not a lot happened policy-wise for weeks as attention turned not to post-budget issues, but to the growing corruption scandal surrounding the governor's key upstate economic development program, the Buffalo Billion, which has focused on lobbyist Todd Howe and former Cuomo aide and confidant Joe Percoco.

The move would come as New York and most of the nation continues to battle what public health officials say is an epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction, an issue that has especially ravaged parts of upstate New York.

I must point out that the issue with a new 63rd district being added upstate versus downstate has nothing to do with where the state's population did or did not grow.

Top lawmakers met privately with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to discuss a potential package of measures that could include a variety of issues, such as a new agreement on upstate flood relief.

Senate Republicans in the final budget agreement were able to secure elements of their original one - house budget resolution on key issues ranging from education aid to upstate transportation, a source familiar with the talks said.

I think the upstate Dems in the Assembly like Barbara Lifton need to brought onboard the tax cap issue.

An upstate farm is a site for weddings and has accommodated same - sex weddings, but its owners continue to support opponents of the issue.

... But other issues — like the sales tax extensions for suburban and upstate counties set to expire in November — are highly likely to come up.

«She has long served her constituents with strength and passion and as a senior member in Congress is responsible for many initiatives and has secured both funding and support for many critical issues,» said Reed, who represents a neighboring upstate district.

«I think we have a lot of issues upstate, but we're not fully deriving the benefit of what President Trump has done,» he said.

Democratic Sen. Brad Hoylman this month is renewing his push for the Senate Republicans to release documents that came in response to subpoenas issued to the companies believed responsible for the PFOA contamination in upstate New York drinking water.

Instead of trying to squeeze every penny out of hard - working upstate residents, the Governor should be reprioritizing budget issues so that we can fund public transit systems through more appropriate budgetary means, starting with the legislation he vetoed that would have helped identify more long - term funding sources for upstate transit systems.»

A man from upstate New York told me workplace issues are key for people he knows who have taken financial blows in the past decade and who are either out of work or unable to retire.

Heastie, meanwhile, insisted lawmakers were working to conclude the session on a productive note, with a number of outstanding issues on the table ranging from expanding ride - hailing apps like Uber and Lyft to upstate New York as well as mayoral control of schools in New York City.

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

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.

Gary Greenberg, a child sex abuse victim and upstate investor who created a political action committee to fight for the issue, said the rally will feature former model and sexual abuse victim Nikki DuBose and Senate bill sponsor Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan).

Cuomo has made a few public appearances since U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara issued criminal complaints against nine people, including several close to Cuomo and two major upstate real estate developers.

The campaign releases themselves (a typical headline: «Amedore Voted For 96 Tax Increases In Last 2 Years») come as Democrats hope to compete in suburban and upstate districts in which taxes could be a key issue for moderate voters.

«We're not going to agree on every single issue,» Kolb, an upstate conservative, said of himself and the decidedly liberal downstate mayor.

Whether it becomes an issue for suburban and upstate Democratic Assembly candidates running for re-election will be a true test of Silver's staying power in the Assembly.

The upstate debate will be sponsored by The Buffalo News and WNED - WBFO (not, it is worth pointing out, TWC News, which did issue an invite and also tried without success to get the governor to debate his primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, but to no avail).

You know, visiting the upstate cities, they have some of the same issues: transportation, poverty, needing jobs, things like that.

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.

Kim Rogers, 61, of upstate Hilton, said she received a ticket in the mail Nov. 6 for an expired vehicle inspection issued from the Nassau County agency.

Cuomo has already said he would help campaign against upstate Republicans next year, and said he raised the SALT issue last week when House Speaker Paul Ryan was at the annual Al Smith charity dinner.

Cuomo's made a few public appearances since U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara issued criminal complaints against nine people, including several close to Cuomo and two major upstate real estate developers.

While Nixon has largely focused on New York City - centric issues since declaring her campaign three weeks ago, she said she planned on spending more time upstate in the coming days.

Cuomo and Schumer have been allies before on issues such as bolstering an upstate manufacturing plant.

Frost - damaged upstate vineyards are eligible for federal disaster aid this year under a declaration issued by the the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

It's a really difficult and I know it's a sensitive issue for people downstate as well as upstate.»

Petitions like these can serve the purpose of building lists of voters and supporters who are interested in key issues, in this case allowing Uber and Lyft in upstate New York.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer pledged during a tour of upstate New York on Monday to not shift away from his locally driven focus on Empire State issues as he prepares to become the next leader of the Senate Democrats in Washington.

But he also thinks that issue, along with the property tax cap that is a priority for upstate and suburban lawmakers — particularly in the Senate GOP — are too complicated to forge a deal on by the April 1 deadline.

This is not an upstate / downstate issue.

However, the governor issued the bailout of three other upstate facilities and has been criticized by activists for funding an antiquated energy source.

The spending has become an issue in this year's election campaign, with Republicans including gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino saying they are little more than a taxpayer - funded political boost for Cuomo, a Democrat who is campaigning in part on his work to revive the state economy, particularly upstate.

The issues that were to be considered in December's special session are likely to become priorities again, with upstate cities clamoring for ride - hailing services and Mr. Cuomo eager to establish reforms to address scandals at the City University of New York, the State University of New York and his own office.

«It's a real big state, and we've got tax extenders upstate and specific issues upstate that have to be dealt with as well,» Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, a Republican from Syracuse, said just after noon.