The Conservative Party of New York State is trying to step on Gov. Cuomo’s upcoming State of the State Address a bit in announcing its own annual political conference, framing the get-together as a counter to the “radical” (read tax-hiking) policies it expects the gov to roll out on Wednesday.
All this, of course, as New York waits to see what will happen between Cuomo, Mayor de Blasio and state lawmakers on the idea of universal pre-K and how to fund it…
“When the Party’s fiscal policies are adopted, New York will reduce its deficits, and end unnecessary borrowing that will eventually lower the tax rate for everyone,” said CPNYS Chairman Michael Long in a statement on the conference, to be held in Albany Jan. 25 and 26.
“Government spending was beginning to slow, but, the rhetoric being reported does not indicate that spending will decrease nearly enough for voters to be confident that their taxes will be reduced.”
Among the featured speakers: Two Republicans talking up a bid to thwart Cuomo’s re-election: Westchester County Exec
and Buffalo businessman
, the GOP’s 2010 gubernatorial nominee.
, Astorino is scheduled to headline a state Republican Party “GOP Rising Stars” reception at the Fort Orange Club in Albany on Jan. 21 — the same day Cuomo is slated to roll out his budget proposal.
The full CPNYS speaker list, in addition to Astorino and Paladino:
Budget expert E. J. McMahon; National Review editor Rich Lowry; 2013 NYC candidate for comptroller John Burnett; former NRA President David Keene; Congressman Tom Reed; state Sen. Lee Zeldin; former US Senate candidate Jay Townsend; Tom King, President of the NYS Rifle and Pistol Association; National Popular Vote spokesman Saul Anuzis, Ayesha Kreutz of the Frederick Douglas Foundation; Kathleen Gallagher, pro-life director of the NYS Catholic Conference; Karen Moreau, executive director of the NYS Petroleum Council; Elise Stefanik, former aide to President George W. Bush; Jim Cultrara, co-chair, NYS Coalition for Independent and Religious Schools; author George J. Marlin; and health care expert (and former LG) Betsy McCaughey.
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