Sentences with phrase «upstaters hoping»
Syracuse area Senator John DeFrancisco was hoping to become the new majority leader - as were many upstaters hoping to see him get the votes.
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Krueger said she's satisfied with the final agreement on the minimum wage, but she feels «very bad» for upstaters who were hoping they would get to $ 15 an hour like their NYC counterparts, but are now uncertain when — and if — they will get past $ 12.50.
Sean Coffey told me recently that he'll be trying to emulate former Gov. Mario Cuomo's 1982 strategy of wooing upstaters in the hope of off - setting the downstate support Schneiderman has as a veteran Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.
He all but extinguished the hopes of many upstaters for a home - grown economic miracle — like the one occurring next door in Pennsylvania, thanks to fracking — one that would help save family farms, let children and grandchildren live and prosper where they were raised and help ensure economic security for thousands.