ALBANY, NY – Senator Steve Rhoads, Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt, and members of the Senate Republican Conference today unveiled “Save New York,” a comprehensive legislative agenda of policy goals for 2026 aimed at combating Democrat one-party rule in New York State. The Senate Republican agenda prioritizes hardworking New Yorkers – the New Yorkers left behind by radical, progressive policies coming out of Albany.

New York State is in a time of crisis. The decisions made and policies pushed by Albany’s ruling party have delivered a state that is among the, if not the most unaffordable states in the nation. A state that drives existing businesses out and discourages new opportunity at every turn. A state where the priorities of career criminals are placed above the needs of the law-abiding citizen. A state in a downward spiral. This is not the recipe for a sustainable future. The Senate Republican Conference is offering a common sense alternative– a plan based in reality that will deliver a better New York for its hardworking citizens.

“New York is one of the most beautiful states in the nation, and we should have people lining up who want to live and do business here - instead, people are leaving thanks to dangerous and out-of-touch policies championed by far-left lawmakers that have turned our state into a dystopian nightmare. The Republican conference stands ready to Save New York and restore sanity through common-sense policies,” said Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt.

“Hard working New Yorkers are doing everything right - working long hours, raising families, building small businesses and playing by the rules.  Under one-party Democratic rule in Albany, however, those efforts are continually punished by a State government crushing residents and businesses under the weight of failed policies, senseless mandates, high taxes and burdensome regulations which have made our State less safe, less affordable and less competitive.  The result is predictable.  New Yorkers are voting with their feet - taking their talent, economic activity and job-creating power with them to other states.  
 

The Senate Republican “Save New York” Agenda - including the largest personal income tax cut in the history of New York State - is about restoring prosperity, safety, accountability and the American Dream.  We will fight to put this government back on the side of the hard-working men and women who make the Empire State run,” said Senator Steven Rhoads, SD 5th.

“Save New York” is a plan to improve affordability, enhance public safety, and build a stronger New York for today and future generations:

• Provide Affordability and Economic Opportunity
• Create a Safer, Healthier, More Responsible New York
• Protect Students and Defend Parental Rights
• Hold Government Accountable

More details of the New York State Senate Republicans’ “Save New York,” 2026 legislative agenda will be unveiled in the coming weeks. To read more, click here.