Governor Cuomo has had a history of not getting the votes in Western New York. This time, he will not let that happen. Cuomo had started an initiative to jump start technology, manufacturing, and life science industries there. He calls it the Buffalo Billion. So far, the Buffalo Billion has had 841.9 million dollars of state funding being put into it and it supports a collaboration with the University of Buffalo and the New York Genome Center, as well as a medical hub on the Buffalo Niagara Medical Campus and a solar panel factory. $350 million is going into the construction of hotels, an aquatic park, and expressway replacement. Even with helping Buffalo and Western New York by providing funding for various projects, it will be hard for him to win. The voters there do not like the Safe Act and the taxes that they pay. Will Cuomo win the region over? And do you think he is giving to much money to them?
http://online.wsj.com/articles/cuomo-tries-to-win-over-western-new-york-1413768453
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ReplyDeleteI think that he's doing this favor to the Buffalo region in order to place the focus on where it's needed. However, this does bring repercussions, though Cuomo is willing to see this through for the overall goal as many of his projects will bring success as a project. This does require the cooperation of everyone, and there will be people who oppose. In a way, I believe he should adhere to voters and try to compromise on issues to win them over
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