Statement from Upstate United Regarding Governor Hochul’s State of the State Address

January 10th, 2023

The following statement is attributable to Justin Wilcox, executive director of Upstate United 

“The proposals outlined in Governor Hochul’s State of the State don’t meet the magnitude of New York’s population decline. New York’s sky-high tax burden and harsh business climate have played a role in driving out roughly 300,000 residents to other states over the last year alone. The absence of transformative tax relief and pro-growth reforms that would reverse the Empire State exodus is deeply disappointing.

In order to achieve real progress, we need Governor Hochul and legislative leaders to get our economy moving – not our people.”