Unshackle Upstate Update – April 4, 2011

• Posted: Apr 04 2011

From the Desk of the Executive Director Brian Sampson
What’s Inside

A Message from Brian Sampson
- Support Unshackle Upstate
- Join Our Fight
- Unshackle Upstate Wins Two Internet Advertising Competition Awards
Albany Update*
Cuomo Appoints Perales as Secretary of State*
Queens Assemblywoman Retires*
Richard Elected Rochester Mayor*
Attorney General Says Indian Point a Fire Risk*
E-Waste Law Takes Effect*
Coming Up*
Unshackle Upstate in the News

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• Category: Unshackle Upstate Update
• Tags: Unshackle Army, Unshackle Upstate Update

What Public Sector Employees Don’t Realize or Appreciate

• Posted: Mar 08 2011

An Unshackle Upstate supporter shares his story as an example of one overlooked and unappreciated benefit of working in in the public sector.

• Category: Uncategorized, Voices of NYS Taxpayers
• Tags: state employees, taxpayers, Unshackle Army

A UU Army Member Makes His Voice Heard

• Posted: Mar 03 2011

Our Unshackle Army form gives us the opportunity to hear directly from our supporters. The following submission comes from Charles Dowdell, a farmer from Berkshire, NY who has no choice but leave New York in search of better opportunities in Georgia. While his story is certainly unique, he’s not alone. According to our friends at [...]

• Category: Uncategorized
• Tags: Unshackle Army

The Election May Be Over, But Unshackle is Just Getting Started

• Posted: Nov 04 2010

For Unshackle Upstate, the 2010 elections were just the first leg of a distance race aimed at lowering taxes, reducing state spending and ending dysfunction in the New York State Legislature.

• Category: The Week Behind Us, Voice of the Army
• Tags: Election Day, Judgment Day, NY Budget, NY election, NY Spending, NYS legislature, NYS Senate, Property Taxes, taxes, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate

Get Registered – Judgment Day is coming Nov. 2

• Posted: Oct 01 2010

It’s not enough to just complain about the “state” of New York. We, you have to be willing to do something about it. And that something is voting. And to vote, you must be registered.

• Category: General Musings
• Tags: Election Day, Judgment Day, NY election, NYS legislature, Property Taxes, taxes, taxpayers, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate

The Proof is in the Pudding

• Posted: Sep 24 2010

As Judgment Day for the NYS Legislature comes nearer, keep one thing in mind. Before candidates tell you what they’ll do… ask them what they’ve done. Don’t think that what you are hearing is correct or accurate. Get educated.And if you don’t get a good enough answer, then don’t give them your vote.

• Category: The Week Behind Us
• Tags: Election Day, Judgment Day, NYS legislature, Unshackle Army

As Judgment Day Approaches, Get Informed on the Issues

• Posted: Sep 23 2010

Between now and Nov. 2, you’ll be bombarded with information on the candidates, each with a story to tell about why he or she should be your choice and why their opponent isn’t even worth consideration. Rather than relying on these commercials, take the time to do some research. See what groups like Unshackle Upstate, NFIB and the Business Council of New York State are saying about the issues and the candidate’s stances on them. Then factor that information into your Judgment Day decision on Nov. 2.

• Category: Chamber Perspective
• Tags: Election Day, Judgment Day, NYS legislature, taxes, taxpayers, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate

Coming Monday: Scorecards on all 212 NYS Legislators

• Posted: Aug 26 2010

On Monday, Unshackle Upstate will issue the results of its 2010 Legislative Scorecards, ranking all 212 New York state legislators according to their actions on key economic and taxpayer issues.

• Category: Chamber Perspective, Uncategorized
• Tags: Chambers of Commerce, Election Day, Judgment Day, NY Budget, NY election, NY Spending, NYS legislature, taxes, taxpayers, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate

A Tale of Two States: NY, NJ Differ in Dealing with Property Taxes

• Posted: Jul 07 2010

As the New York legislature went home for the 4th of July holiday, Governor Chris Christie and the New Jersey legislature came close to a compromise on a proposal that will slow rising property taxes and reform what New Jersey residents have identified as their number one issue – property taxes.
Like New York, the Garden [...]

• Category: Uncategorized
• Tags: Chambers of Commerce, chris christie, Massachusetts 2.5, new jersey, Property Taxes, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate

Can You Hear Us Now?

• Posted: Jun 09 2010

Can you hear us now Albany? This is the message that Unshackle Upstate and like-minded business coalitions are bringing to members of the Legislature as they head into the final weeks of session. Unshackle Upstate and its coalition partners will demand from Albany,  a budget that reigns in spending, reduces taxes and moves New York [...]

• Category: Uncategorized
• Tags: Chambers of Commerce, IDA, Judgment Day, NY Budget, Property Tax Cap, Property Taxes, Unshackle Army, unshackle upstate