Comment on Upstate New York towns consider seceding to Pennsylvania

By MICHAEL HILL, Associated Press, San Francisco Chronicle
Sat, 02/28/2015 - 8:40am

Upstate New York towns consider seceding to Pennsylvania

Local officials stung by a recent decision to ban natural gas fracking have raised the idea of redrawing the Keystone State's border. Even though they don't expect it to happen, members of the Upstate New York Towns Association hope the specter of secession will result in something — anything — good for a struggling part of the state peering enviously over the state line. In December, the Cuomo administration said it planned to ban hydraulic fracturing based on potential health risks and overstated economic benefits. With its 8.4 million people, its powerhouse financial sector and its global glamour, New York City dominates the state of 19.65 million. Most secession movements in New York state are fueled by the cultural differences between the big city and less crowded upstate areas closer in spirit to New England or the Midwest: New York officials would have to sign off on a deal costing them land, people and political clout in Washington. The town group is now conducting a study comparing taxes and the costs of doing business in the two states that is expected to take months.

 

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