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Nov 9 2023

Upstate United Receives $100,000 from Verizon to Support Small Business Digital Inclusion in New York State

Upstate United, a non-partisan, business and taxpayer advocacy group, is proud to announce that they have received a $100,000 award from Verizon as part of the company’s Digital Equity and Inclusion Program. The investment will be divided between the Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, Greater Binghamton Chamber of Commerce, North Country Chamber of Commerce, and […]

Oct 27 2023

Upstate United Respond to Revived Push for Passage of NY HEAT Act

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “Instead of pushing for the NY HEAT Act in the 2024 budget, which would add another layer of bureaucracy and confusion to the state’s complex climate initiatives, lawmakers should focus on how to improve laws that are already in place. We […]

Oct 16 2023

Executive Director of Upstate United Discusses the Rejection of Funding for CLCPA

Our Executive Director, Justin Wilcox, was on WGY Mornings with Doug Goudie on Friday, October 13th to to discuss the NYS Public Service Commissions vote to reject additional funding for renewable projects. Listen to the full interview here.

Oct 12 2023

Public Service Commission’s Decision to Reject Requests to Increase State Subsidies for Renewable Projects a Victory for Upstate

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “The PCS’s unanimous decision to deny requests for increased funding for renewable energy projects was the right one – and a huge win for Upstate ratepayers. “We have called for transparency relating to the price tag of the CLCPA from the […]

Sep 19 2023

80% of New Yorkers Want A More Affordable Place to Live, We Agree!

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United A staggering 80 percent of New Yorkers – across the political spectrum – identified cost of living to be the most important issue for state leaders to address, with 57 percent displeased with the quality o life in New York. These […]

Aug 30 2023

Albany Times Union: Filings show N.Y. green energy could cost consumers 64 percent more

Solar, wind and power line builders tell the state they’ll need to get paid more for their electricity in order to be viable Click here to read the full story in the Times Union by Rick Karlin. ALBANY — Electricity prices could rise 64 percent in order to cover inflation and the higher-than-anticipated costs that […]

Aug 29 2023

Upstate United Responds to CLCPA Filing Deadline and Projected Cost Increases

A statement from Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “Yesterday was the last day for parties to respond to the first three petitions by renewable developers and their trade associations seeking contract modifications that would essentially increase the costs of the projects by 64 percent, according to NYSERDA’s comments on petitions requesting price adjustments […]

Aug 24 2023

WTEN: 158 companies flee NY along with $1T, experts react

Click here for the full story by WTEN’s Amal Tlaige. ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — With an uptick of New Yorkers leaving the state, businesses are also leaving, according to a report by Bloomberg. Many of them are heading to Florida or Tennessee. “We see these firms going to lower cost states, the same as we […]

Aug 22 2023

Upstate United Reacts to Significant Loss of Financial Sector in NYS

A statement from Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “The increasing loss of players within the financial industry from New York to the sun belt over the past few years is something state leaders should be paying close attention to as we look ahead to continued short falls in our state’s financial plan. A recent […]

Aug 14 2023

Capital Tonight: The partisan divide between the short-term and long-term view of migrants in New York

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 […]