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Environmentalists blamed Assembly Democrats for failing to tackle major bills to slash greenhouse gas emissions. Read the article by Marie French here. ALBANY, New York — Lawmakers returned to their districts this month with few significant environmental wins to campaign on — the latest sign that reducing emissions and achieving climate law mandates remain elusive. […]

Hochul has touted a cap-and-trade program, dubbed “cap and invest,” to limit emissions and achieve the state’s climate goals. Read the article by Marie French here. ALBANY, New York — Environmental advocates are worried about the future of one of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s signature policies, following her suspension of congestion pricing. Hochul has touted a […]

Guest Opinion by Justin Wilcox – May 31, 2024 Justin Wilcox is executive director of Upstate United, a nonpartisan, business and taxpayer advocacy coalition focused on growing the Upstate economy. The organization is based in Rochester. Much like the state’s widely documented failure to establish offshore wind projects, New York’s 2035 ban on vehicles with […]

Visit the Buffalo News to read the full piece. Among all the debates in Albany, there’s little disagreement over the reality of climate change. This is a serious issue that impacts all New Yorkers. Unfortunately, Albany’s climate plan is seriously flawed. Lawmakers believe that the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and other initiatives […]

Business leaders overwhelmingly believe that New York’s government works against them, according to Siena College Research Institute Read the article by Rick Karlin here. COLONIE — Opinions about the upstate New York business climate are at the lowest point since 2008, according to a poll released Tuesday by the Siena College Research Institute. In all, 67 percent […]

New York’s population decline has been a long time in the making. In 2020, the year of COVID-19 and working from home, 1-in-every-100 New York residents left the state. According to the state Comptroller’s Office, 2021 marked the first year the total number of personal income tax filers declined since the Great Recession. Now, newly […]

New York farm trends mirror national movement on bigger farms By Joshua SolomonFeb 18, 2024 ALBANY — Half of New York’s dairy farms from a decade ago no longer exist as rising production costs and national market changes have shuttered thousands of small- and mid-size dairies. Despite the plummeting number of dairy and other farms in […]

Our Executive Director, Justin Wilcox, was on WGY Mornings with Doug Goudie on February 14 to discuss the Census of Agriculture which was released on February 13 by the United States Department of Agriculture. Listen to the full interview here.

Season 9 Episode 12 | 56m 46s  On the December edition of Connect NY, we’ll explore the state’s response to the influx of migrants coming to New York since early 2022. We’ll consider the priorities and leadership from Governor Kathy Hochul; highlight the range of local responses outside of New York City; and discuss the […]

Capital Region employers already pay more, though, due to labor shortage Click here to read the full article by Rick Karlin. ALBANY — The minimum wage across upstate New York is rising to $15.00 from $14.20 on Jan. 1 – but even those who opposed the move see it as a non-event, at least in […]