Jan 3: Cut back climate change to keep manufacturing. Stefanik silent on Santos. Polar plunge? Troy student housing.
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ABJ: Invest in immigration to boost population
Population loss is the biggest threat to the upstate New York economy Upstate United tells the Albany Business Journal, and the advocacy group has three policies they believe the legislature should tackle this year to fight the flight: double down on refugee and immigrant-led repopulation; they are hard workers and can be trained to fill needed jobs. Cut back on the state energy goals, especially for manufacturers that have processes alternative energy sources cannot provide; and put CARES Act money toward unemployment insurance payments, the story says.
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