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The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “Today, members of the New York State Commission on Legislative, Judicial, & Executive Compensation voted unanimously against a pay raise for statewide elected officials and state legislators. Yet another pay raise, on top of the obscene 80 percent increase state lawmakers […]

The New York State Commission on Legislative, Judicial, & Executive Compensation is set to decide whether the officials should get raises, and if so, how much, or recommend no raises on November 15, 2024. The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “According to the National Conference of Legislatures, […]

Rochester, New York—Upstate United, through its political action committee, UPAC, has announced its slate of 2024 legislative endorsements. The bipartisan list includes 11 senatorial and 19 assembly candidates vying to represent districts throughout Upstate New York. Senate EndorsementsJake Ashby – Senate District 43Jim Tedisco – Senate District 44Dan Stec – Senate District 45Mark Walczyk – […]

A statement from Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United. “While we understand the need to reduce emissions and incentivize those reductions, we strongly agree with the data-driven Citizens Budget Commission (CBC) that a revised approach to New York State’s Cap-and-Invest (NYCI) plan is necessary. Since the early drafts of the NYCI were made public, our organization has […]

The letter outlining concerns with implementing the ACT Rule in 2025 can be found here. With the support of nine additional associations and chambers from across Upstate New York, Upstate United penned a letter to Governor Hochul expressing collective concerns with the state’s implementation of the Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) rule, slated to begin in January […]