Another reason to divide. In the pre-dawn hours of April 3 2020—with much of the state’s economy shut down in response to the pandemic, state and local tax receipts drying up, and the COVID-19 death toll climbing--the NYS Legislature completed passage of a budget that authorized state operating funds spending of more than $103 billion,  increase over last year.Within hours, Cuomo held a news conference in which he praised the budget as “an extraordinary accomplishment” — and, in almost the next breath, acknowledged that the state faced a revenue shortfall of $10 billion, which he blamed on the coronavirus crisis. In other words, the state started the year $10 billion in the hole!

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Some New York lawmakers are fed up with the power disparity....They are co-sponsoring a plan to split New York into three autonomous regions,

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CANANDAIGUA (TNS) — Suppose the power of New York’s governor was reduced and instead rivaled that of the Queen of England — basically a figurehead. That’s how the chair of Divide NYS Caucus Inc. describes how an amendment to the state constitution would change the way state government works.

202The push to get an amendment to the NY State constitution to divide the state into three autonomous regions on the November 2023 ballot is picking up steam.
Rich Bitter Jr. Finger Lakes area leader with Divide NYS Caucus Inc. says under the amendment the Governor would take a role similar to Queen Elizabeth and New York State would resemble Great Britain.

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If either of your two legislators are NOT on this list of co-sponsors of A05498 - S5416 a NYS constitutional amendment to divide the State into three autonomous regions.
Please contact them:
NYS Senate (not federal) Sponsor Ortt Rep Minority Leader; Co-sponsors Borrello, Helming, Jordan, O'Mara, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Seward.
Assembly Sponsor DiPietro; Co-sponsors Salka, Lawrence, Crouch, Palmesano, Tague, Norris, Manktelow , Friend; Mlt-sponsors Byrnes, Hawley, Kolb.

If your NYS Senator is NOT on list. Please ask your Senator to co-sponsor the Senate bill S5416 in the NYS Senate; you can use this link https://www.nysenate.gov/senators-committees to find the office phone numbers of your Senator by scrolling down and clicking on their picture followed by clicking on contact or clicking on the "Find your Senator" button and then enter your information.
Also if your NYS Assembly member is NOT on the above list. Please ask your Assembly member to co-sponsor the Assembly bill A05498 in the NYS Assembly; you can use this link https://www.assembly.state.ny.us/mem/ to find the office phone numbers of your Assembly(wo)man by scrolling down and finding their name or clicking on "Search by Address" button and entering your address.
If you have to leave a message. Please leave your request that he/she co-sponsor A05498/S5416 and request for a written reply to your address in your message.

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Upstate New York could be free of the association with New York City. Upstate New York has irreconcilable differences with New York City and Long Island and should be divided into territories or states separate from one another.

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ALBANY — As twin bills that would split New York State into three autonomous regions tumble their way through the Assembly and State Senate, Westerlo resident Betty Filkins is asking that local governments support the constitutional amendment by adopting home-rule resolutions, thereby allowing the passage of a law that would radically alter the structure and organization of the state’s governments

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