Property taxes in NYS are among the nation’s highest, and if taxpayers don’t get a break soon, we’ll see more and more people moving out of state. Contact your elected officials today and join Upstate in demanding a property tax cap NOW!
New York’s next governor can learn a lot from his colleague in New Jersey about how to make tough calls that will lower taxes and improve the state’s economy.
Unshackle Upstate agrees with our NYS elected officials that something must be done to lower property taxes. But we differ greatly on the solution – and think their ideas fall way short.
Even in a world where money is the gateway to power, one recent move by a state senator takes ethics to a new low. That’s just wrong, and Unshackle Upstate needs to step up and fight back.
When it comes to being on an airplane, we would all agree that we’d rather have a soft landing as opposed to a quick descent. But what about when it comes to state budget cuts? Should we cushion the blow with a soft landing by borrowing billions or should we make quick cuts and get [...]
It was yet again another interesting week in NY politics. We started with a Governor announcing he will not seek re-election and ended with two congressional members in hot water with one actually announcing he will resign Monday at 5:00 PM. And we still have no idea what is going to happen with the Governor. [...]
I am really excited to share with you our new initiatives this week: The Scorecard: A Judgment Day Primer for Voters and our 2010 campaign called “11.2.2010…Judgment Day for State Legislator\s.” These two important programs will allow us to tell you exactly what takes place at the Capitol and who the good and bad actors are within each party. And Judgment Day is really what we are talking about…poor decisions by elected officials means they don’t get to go back and represent us.
Unshackle Upstate doesn’t work on behalf of ourselves as an organization, or our own thoughts and ideals, but rather is about listening to and echoing the thoughts and concerns of YOU, the taxpayer. So I wanted to personally respond to some of the comments I’ve been seeing from all of you on the Unshackle Upstate Facebook page.
This week, Unshackle Upstate has been all over New York State campaigning for organizations and donations so we can take back our state and really enact change.
Ah, what a week it has been. In some ways, it was typical. In others, it is extraordinary. What do I mean by that? Let me explain.
On Monday, I went to Albany to meet with other like-minded groups about working together to improve the state. We have agreed that to be effective in this legislative [...]
