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Oct 31 2025

Upstate United: New York Ranks Dead Last in 2026 Tax Competitiveness Index

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “The Tax Foundation has once again ranked New York as the worst state in its State Tax Competitive Index. By comparing more than 150 variables across five major areas of taxation – corporate taxes, individual income taxes, sales and excise taxes, property and wealth taxes, […]



Oct 27 2025

Upstate United Responds to Latest Court Ruling on Climate Act Regulations

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United “Last week’s ruling by New York State Supreme Court Justice Julian Schreibman affirmed what we already knew – New York is violating its climate law. The state now faces a stark choice: either implement the overdue Cap and Invest regulations or amend […]


Oct 14 2025

Upstate United Says the Legislature is Putting New York’s Economic Future at Risk as NYISO Issues New Reliability Warnings

ALBANY, N.Y. — Upstate United today warned that the latest findings from the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) Short-Term Assessment of Reliability (STAR) report confirm a growing energy crisis caused by Albany’s failed energy policies. “For years, Upstate United has warned that New York’s energy mandates are undermining reliability, affordability, and competitiveness,” said Justin […]



Sep 24 2025

CBS6 Investigates: Understanding your National Grid utility bill

Emma Quinn Wed, September 24th 2025 at 5:00 PM Watch the full story here. As you receive your next utility bill, you may notice some changes. We have been telling you how National Grid gas and electric bills are expected to rise after a state agency approved rate hikes last month. We asked National Grid […]


Sep 22 2025

Latest Data from the Department of Public Service Makes the Picture Clear: CLCPA Costs are Spiking

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United. “Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA)-related charges in New Yorkers’ electric bills jumped sharply in 2023 and 2024, with several residential service areas seeing increases between 6.8–10.3%. The hardest hit, however, were industrial employers — with nearly every service area […]


Sep 16 2025

‘Build More NY’ Coalition Pushes to Reform Scaffold Law

As featured in CCR-Mag Nearly 50 business and civic organizations today announced the formation of the Build More New York coalition to support jobs, construction and development across the state by reforming the outdated Scaffold Law. Build More New York is rallying around Rep. Nick Langworthy’s Infrastructure Expansion Act, which will preempt the Scaffold Law […]