
Proposition 1 – The Unequal Amendment
He who controls the rules controls the game. To put it bluntly, the Democratic Party of New York State understands this and lives by it.

He who controls the rules controls the game. To put it bluntly, the Democratic Party of New York State understands this and lives by it.

On December 12, 2023, New York State’s Court of Appeals decided to throw out the State’s current U.S. House of Representatives district maps. The New

Upstate’s economic growth significantly trailed the rest of the United States in 2002, as revealed by the recently published figures from the Bureau of Economic

We came across a great article by the Empire Center on New York State’s public education spending and performance. A few highlights: “For another consecutive

Executive Summary: Neither left nor right, but better. At the risk of disappointing everyone, Upstate is neither solidly red nor solidly blue. Unfortunately, the political

As awareness of Upstate Independence becomes more widespread, we have begun to be confronted by some of the more common objections to a new and

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Upstate Independent newsletter.

We wanted to take a moment to share with you the reasons behind the creation of Upstate Independence and why we are so passionate about

At Upstate Independence, our mission is clear: to create a new and independent state for Upstate New York. We firmly believe that the existing structure