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Click here to watch the entire Spectrum News piece by Capital Tonight Host Susan Arbetter. The road to control of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 2024 elections will almost certainly lead through New York. So the how the state deals with newly arrived migrants will likely be a hot-button political issue over the […]

The state has been far too vague on the price tag of the energy transition, and New Yorkers have a right to know before they’re stuck with the bill. Click here to read the full opinion piece by visiting the Albany Times Union. In the rush to pass the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act […]

Our Executive Director, Justin Wilcox, was on WGY Mornings with Doug Goudie this morning to discuss Washington state’s high gas prices and why it could be a warning to New York consumers as Albany leaders continue to push the state’s ambitious climate agenda too quickly. Listen to the full interview here.

BY NICK REISMAN ALBANY/CAPITAL REGION Click here to visit Spectrum News 1 for the full story. Business organizations in New York are warily eyeing the end of the legislative session that also saw an increase in New York’s minimum wage and measures meant to offset the effects of climate change, but ones they worry will lead […]

Click here to read the full letter by visiting the Buffalo News. The state’s chaotic approach to achieving the goals of the CLCPA is putting the reliability of our grid at risk and making energy unaffordable. We’ve experienced enough deadly weather in Western New York to know the importance of energy reliability. Yet, rushed decisions […]

By Rick Karlin Click here to visit the Times Union for the full story. ALBANY – New York’s upstate-downstate division is longstanding and can take many forms. One of the newest iterations of this geographic split emerged earlier this month over electricity rates, amid the push for green energy. Earlier in February, the state Public […]

Read the full piece here. By the end of this year, New York State’s Climate Action Council will publish its final scoping plan that is intended to help the state meet its emission goals. It’s very likely that the price tag of the final scoping plan will be in line with the $340 billion price […]

Read the full piece by Justin Wilcox here. The transition to renewable energy sources to combat climate change is being complicated by many factors — some unforeseen, but others quite predictable and born of rushed policies that fail to account for the enormity of the challenges we face. New York’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection […]

There is no doubt that the global semiconductor-chip shortage is problematic across many sectors. Phones, vehicles, computers, ATMs and health-care devices use this important technology and power us through our daily lives. While it’s encouraging to see New York’s elected leaders recognize the gravity of the current chip shortage, it’s incredibly discouraging to consider New […]

Read the full piece by Justin Wilcox here. In Gov. Kathy Hochul’s 2022 State of the State address, she called New York’s startling outmigration of more than 300,000 residents “an alarm bell that cannot be ignored.” Her recognition of this real crisis is appreciated. What struggling taxpayers and employers need from our leaders in Albany […]