In thematically distinct speeches at opposite ends of the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday unveiled elements of a 2017 agenda that reached out to a middle class empowered but angered by national political rhetoric, and to
upstate residents who feel left behind by the post-recession recovery.
There are many crosscurrents facing Republicans: the polarization of the electorate turned off by President Donald Trump, New York City domination of the state's political and economic landscape and an exodus of
upstate residents who tended to vote more conservatively.
Not exact matches
If he believes that the state's tax structure is a job - killer and one of the chief reasons why
upstate New York remains mired in a permanent recession, he ought to ask for broader tax cuts, including a decrease in the state's personal income tax rate, which tops out at nearly 9 percent (that does not include the additional tax burden placed on city
residents,
who pay up to 3.8 percent in personal income taxes.)
«Look, it's job creation, it's about the quality of
residents and existing businesses and visitors for
upstate New York and I believe a lot of my colleagues will work together to come up with the right framework for consumer protection and making sure the companies are held responsible,» said Sen. George Amedore, a Republican
who represents a district west and south of Albany.
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