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Unshackle Upstate Update – June 27, 2011
From the Desk of the Executive Director Brian Sampson
What’s Inside
A Message from Brian Sampson
2011 Legislative Session Ends*
Power NY Approved*
Governor Reaches Agreement with State’s Largest Employee Union*
High Profile and Significant Bills That Passed Both Houses This Session*
BNP to Hold Accelerate Upstate Conference*
Medicaid Redesign Team Update*
Board of Regents Makes NYSED Staff Appointments
NYS Council on Food Policy to [...]
The BIG UGLY
So here we sit today waiting for what is now called the “big ugly” (what a bill that has many issues in it as opposed to being a single bill is known as), to get introduced and passed by both houses. From there, the “big ugly” is off to the Governor for his signature.
So what [...]
For Taxpayer Dependents, Status Quo Preferred
Recent polling indicates there is overwhelming support amongst New Yorker’s for a property tax cap. A May 19th Siena poll indicated that 71% of residents support the tax cap. A poll released just yesterday by Quinnipiac University, identified that the cap had a 56 – 37 percent backing among voters in union households. Yet today, [...]
Unshackle Upstate Update – April 22, 2011
From the Desk of the Executive Director Brian Sampson
What’s Inside
A Message from Brian Sampson
Governor Cuomo Announces SAGE Commission Members*
State Court System Lays Off Employees*
Comptroller DiNapoli Again Proposes Budget Reforms*
DiNapoli Hires Former State Democratic Chair*
Attorney General’s Office Argues Before High Court for Authority to Sue Over Greenhouse Gas Emissions*
Commission on Judicial Conduct Releases Annual Report*
Coming Up*
Unshackle [...]
Pressure Builds in Albany to Deliver a 2% Tax Cap
On Tuesday, April 12, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, a large number of legislators from both sides of the aisle and representatives from key pro-tax cap organizations – including Unshackle Upstate – called on the Assembly Majority to pass the 2-percent tax cap bill. The event was packed with media [...]
“Don’t Worry…Be Happy”
Why is it that once the budget is passed, there seems to be a sense that we no longer have to think about the finances of the state? Do people think that because the budget that was passed spends less and doesn’t include new taxes, we are all set? You’ve probably heard that Bobby McFerrin [...]
EJ is on the Mark Again
As I have been known to do from time to time on this blog, I think it is important to share what other people are saying about issues that are important to us. Today, that special guest is EJ McMahon from the Empire Center for New York State Policy (http://www.empirecenter.org/).
Please take a moment to read [...]
Something Has Got to Give…It Shouldn’t Be Us!
As the 2011 legislative session approaches, I’m sure there are more questions than answers about what will happen. New York will have a new governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general. In addition, there will be more than 35 freshman legislators within the two houses. To compound the confusion, state spending is grossly out of alignment [...]
The Power of ONE!
We have just 14 days left until JUDGMENT DAY! It is the moment we’ve all been waiting for and your ONE vote counts! Let’s take a look back at what New York State taxpayers have been faced with so you will remember how important it is for you to vote on November 2, 2010.