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Oct 9 2018

Winners & Losers

Each week, City & State New York publishes a list of the week’s political “winners” and “losers.” Read this week’s list here.

Oct 9 2018

REDCs Issue Progress Reports, Identify ‘Priority Projects’

The state’s 10 Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) have released their respective 2018 progress reports, which include their list of ‘priority projects.’ The eighth round of awards, in which the 10 REDC’s compete for more than $750 million in state economic development resources, was launched in April. Read each REDC’s 2018 progress report: Western NY; […]

Oct 9 2018

Senate Holds Hearings on State Parole Policies

The state Senate’s Crime Victims, Crime & Corrections Committee and Elections Committee held two public hearing last week on the state’s parole practices and an executive order issued that Gov. Cuomo issued in April that restored the voting rights of more than 24,000 felons on parole. Some police union officials have been critical of the […]

Oct 9 2018

Budget Division to State Agencies: Continue to Limit Spending

On Friday, the state Division of Budget released its annual budget call letter to state agencies requesting agency budget requests for the state’s 2019-20 budget. The letter states that the Cuomo Administration will “continue the pattern of fiscal discipline by once again holding spending growth to two percent,” and requested that agency heads submit budget […]

Oct 9 2018

NFIB, Business Council Make Legislative Endorsements

Unshackle Upstate Is not the only group that represents employers and taxpayers. We are pleased to work with the New York State chapter of the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB) and the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS). Like Unshackle Upstate, these two pro-groups support state policies that promote economic growth and job […]

Oct 9 2018

Unshackle Upstate Releases Legislative Endorsements

Unshackle Upstate, through our political action committee UPAC, announced our slate of legislative for November’s general elections. Our bi-partisan list is comprised of 15 Senate candidates and 24 Assembly candidates. Unshackle Upstate supports candidates who support the issues that matter to the Upstate economy. We’re proud to endorse these candidates for the state legislature because […]

Jun 12 2018

Tensions Continue to Run High in the State Senate as End of Session Approaches

With one Republican State Senator missing from Albany because he has returned to active military duty, the Senate has been left with an even split — 31 Republicans and 31 Democrats. Just 7 scheduled session days remain for 2018. Last Monday, 130 bills were passed quietly with overwhelming bipartisan support. But on Tuesday, political divisions […]

Jun 12 2018

Business Council Survey Shows Strong Opposition to Single Payer Health Care Proposal

Last week, the Business Council of New York State (BCNYS) released the results of a poll on single-payer health care in New York. The results show strong opposition to the idea, largely due to the high costs associated with it. We are not surprised by the poll’s findings, given the lack of information about […]

Jun 12 2018

Governor Proposes ‘Extreme Risk Protection Order’ Legislation

Last Tuesday, Gov. Cuomo announced that he has proposed an extreme risk protection order bill law that would prevent individuals determined by a court to be likely to engage in conduct that would result in serious harm to themselves or others from purchasing, possessing, or attempting to purchase or possess any type of firearm, including […]

Jun 12 2018

State Launches Household Cleaning Product Information Disclosure Program

Last Thursday, the State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the launch of the state’s new disclosure program for chemicals in household cleaning products. According to DEC, New York is the first state in the nation to require manufacturers to disclose chemical ingredients in cleaning products. The Household Cleansing Product Information Disclosure Program requires manufacturers to […]