Upstate Jobs Party Blog
The Upstate Jobs Party Blog is a collection of stories and commentaries submitted by our supporters. We welcome original content and submissions. Please send to iNFO@UpstateJobs.org.
People Over Party
Many of us are sick and tired of the hyper-partisanship that has become the default in politics. Back room deals, rule by executive order, and legislative gridlock are now the hallmarks of government across America. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in our own New York State. The two major [...]
Football, Bruce Springsteen and Unity
If you’re like us, you watched every second of the Big Game on Sunday, enjoying a not just the game and the food, but the commercials! And no commercial from yesterday landed with as much authority than Jeep’s ad featuring Bruce Springsteen. Take a look here: https://youtu.be/-gPOPLrUfyw The Boss shared [...]
New York Must Unite To Recover
As we watched today’s Inauguration of President Joe Biden, it’s difficult to shake the horrific events that transpired just two weeks ago. The events of January 6, 2021 will be forever seared into our collective memories as an historically distressing event in American history. The visuals of an angry mob [...]
For State Lawmakers, Secrecy May Pay…Literally
Just in case you weren't totally fed up with Albany yet, take a look at this most recent post from our friends at the Empire Center. The bottom line is that State Lawmakers may be in line for yet another giant pay raise...but we won't get to know that until [...]
Bring Upstate Back by Supporting Startups and the Innovation Economy
As we assess where we need to focus our economic recovery, Upstate Jobs believes now is the time to look to a new approach with greater potential for creating more good jobs throughout Upstate. Our prior post recommended corrective measures to stop repeating our failed economic development policies of the [...]
COVID Didn’t Kill the Upstate Economy – Politicians Did
Long before we were faced with the challenges of the COVID shutdown, Upstate Jobs noted New York’s failed economic development approach. New York has long had its priorities out of whack as more productive investments in line with the direction of today’s economy and next generation talent has taken a [...]
COVID Crisis Highlights Outdated Approaches to NYS Public Education
One of the major adjustments of the COVID-19 crisis is the sudden shift to home learning families with children have been forced to make. No one expected to suddenly have to shift to this new model where our kids are at home instead of in the classroom. And while we’ve [...]
Bringing It Back
We’ve seen the headlines for many years and felt it personally. Upstate has lost more than 1 million residents leaving the region in just the last decade. While it is an indisputable statistic, it is far more than that; many parents in Upstate have waved goodbye as their sons and [...]
Upstate Leads the Way in Reopening New York
For two months, we have endured a lockdown unlike anything in recent history – eight weeks of the NY PAUSE effort that has required extensive work-from-home and business shutdowns to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. While New York City, Long Island, and much of the suburbs of New [...]
Leadership in Crisis
It’s the right time for the Governor to continue to show his strength as a chief executive by engaging a team within his administration tasked with accelerating decisions on the regional reopening schedule.
Upstate is Different. Let’s Acknowledge it and Get to Work
One thing we see and hear regularly during this pandemic is “we’re all in this together.” It’s a statement that can actually carry several different meanings. Are we all supporting health care workers and first responders however we can? Of course! Are we all feeling a similar fear? Most likely. [...]