On Thursday, Gov. Cuomo called on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) “to withdraw proposed charitable donation regulations that take aim at New York’s program to mitigate the impact of the federal elimination of full state and local tax deductibility.” The Governor and state lawmakers created a mechanism in which individuals could make voluntary contributions to charitable funds […]
On Tuesday, state officials recognized the sacrifice of 28 firefighters who lost their lives at the 21st Annual Fallen Firefighters Memorial Ceremony as part of Firefighter Appreciation Day. Eight firefighters who lost their lives in the last year were added to the state’s Fallen Firefighter Memorial, along with 20 firefighters who died as a result of injuries and illnesses in the […]
Gov. Cuomo’s Regulated Marijuana Workgroup, which is drafting legislation for an adult-use marijuana program for the Legislature to consider in 2019, continues its series of listening sessions Upstate this week. Sessions are being held tonight in Syracuse; October 10 in Utica; and October 11 in Watertown. Register to participate in a session here. On October […]
Poll: Cuomo Holds Large Lead Over Molinaro A Siena College poll released last Monday shows Gov. Cuomo with a strong lead in his effort to win a third term as New York State governor. Gov. Cuomo leads Republican Marc Molinaro 50 percent to 28 percent, with WFP candidate Cynthia Nixon gaining 10 percent of the […]
Each week, City & State New York publishes a list of the week’s political “winners” and “losers.” Read this week’s list here.
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; […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]