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By Carl Campanile, Vaughn Golden, Craig McCarthy and Matt TroutmanPublished July 13, 2026Updated July 13, 2026, 3:24 p.m. ET Read on nypost.com. Lacks the rich. New York’s share of US millionaires dramatically declined in recent years, causing a nearly $11 billion loss in much-needed tax revenue in just one year, according to a bombshell new […]

A statement attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United.  Ohio is now CNBC’s #1 State for Business in America, capping a years-long climb from 34th in 2010 to 1st in 2026. During that same period, New York has improved from 24th to 18th, but it continues to trail many of its competitors in critical areas related to affordability […]

The success of DSA candidates in New York reflects deeper institutional failures that are reshaping American politics across both parties. By Justin Wilcox, For the Times Union July 7, 2026 The recent primary victories by Democratic Socialists of America candidates in New York City and across the state have reignited a familiar debate in the Democratic Party. […]

Read on RBJ.net here. Fitch recently revised its outlook for the North American utilities sector from ‘neutral’ to ‘deteriorating,’ reflecting mounting credit pressure from a more difficult political and regulatory environment for cost recovery. This was not the result of weak demand – instead, the reason is much more problematic: the politics of paying for […]

Gov. Kathy Hochul has more time to make difficult decisions about reducing emissions, but the state’s energy battles are far from settled. By: Marie J. French | 06/24/2026 – Read at PoliticoPro ALBANY, New York — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s success in weakening New York’s climate law will have a cascading impact on the state’s energy […]

OPINION NY’s small businesses are drowning. This lifeline can help Justin Wilcox Special to the USA TODAY Network June 4, 2026 Byzantine. Labyrinth. Laborious. Outdated. These are all words that could — and have — been used to describe New York’s thicket of over 300,000 regulations that businesses and residents alike have to wade through […]

By JUSTIN WILCOX  – May 27, 2026 Read the full article here. New York families paid two thirds more for electricity than the national average in February, according to the Energy Information Administration—and it’s not because the wires cost more here. It’s because Albany rewrote the rules. Over the past decade, New York didn’t simply reform its […]

by Emma Quinn, Mon, May 18, 2026. Watch on CBS6Albany. CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Whether you’re hitting the road, hopping on a plane, or train this Memorial Day weekend, the cost of traveling has risen, and it’s bound to impact consumers’ wallets. According to GasBuddy, prices for regular gas are up $0.04 since last week […]

By Justin Wilcox | Upstate United Read on Syracuse Post-Standard. Justin Wilcox, of Brighton, is the executive director of Upstate United, a nonpartisan business and taxpayer advocacy coalition focused on growing the Upstate economy. On March 13, the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced it fills more than 1 million potholes each year. […]

Kevin Oklobzija//April 13, 2026//   Read on RBJ.net Property owners in the Greater Rochester area pay the highest “effective” tax rate in country among metropolitan areas with at least one million residents, a recent analysis has found. The annual property tax report by ATTOM, a real estate data analytics firm, shows an effective tax rate of 1.82 percent for the Rochester metro […]