Gillibrand Announces Push for Reauthorizing Regional Economic Development Partnership

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says key provisions of a bill that would reauthorize the Northern Border Regional Commission (NRBC) have been included in a bipartisan package that recently passed out of the Senate's Environmental and Public Works Committee. Gillibrand made the announcement on Wednesday during a video conference call with statewide media outlets, including WDOE News. The New York Democrat says the reauthorization package would empower the NBRC -- a federal-state economic development partnership -- to better address the needs of communities in upstate New York...

Kirsten Gillibrand: what the NRBC does for New York

The NRBC aims to invest in a wide range of public and nonprofit projects that drive job creation and growth in predominantly small, rural counties that can be overlooked by traditional federal programs. The NBRC's authority is set to expire on September 30th.