Upstate United Responds to Citizens Budget Commission

July 13th, 2026

The following statement can be attributed to Justin Wilcox, Executive Director of Upstate United:

“It’s difficult not to be alarmed by this data. With the latest CBC tool, Upstate New Yorkers can see for themselves the devastating impacts of Albany’s policies — businesses failing to grow, population decline, and the loss of revenue. NYS needs to course correct now before we become permanently entrenched in a cycle of fewer people paying increasingly higher taxes and inflated prices.

The path forward is clear: Lawmakers must fix the broken energy mandates, repeal the costly Climate Superfund law, and stop passing job-killing regulations.”