Week four on the “Road to 1000 Democratic Ideas” tour is well underway.  Today we’re making three stops in Western NY to ask everyday New Yorkers how they would improve our state.

By the end of today we’ll have listened to everyday New Yorkers in two-thirds of New York counties, including every county in both Western NY and NYC.  

Over the next couple days we’ll also be finishing our tour of the Hudson Valley, Capitol Region, and Southern Tier.

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Want to see the latest batch of randomly selected ideas from the road?  I thought you’d never ask. They’re set out below with the county where the idea came from.

Which one do you think is the most intriguing?  Leave a comment on our facebook page or send a tweet to @nydems and join the conversation!

• Chautauqua – Replace New York’s asbestos abatement requirements, which may be unduly onerous, to mirror the federal guidelines. 
• Orleans – Encourage rural school districts to collaborate on jointly hire teacher for hard to find specialties, especially where consolidation is impractical.
• New York – Reform our campaign finance laws in light of the Citizen’s United decision, including by lowering the maximum campaign contribution.
• Niagara – Require OTB Board members to abide by the same restrictions on political activity as members of other boards and commissions.
• Genesee – Include “clawback” provisions in every economic development incentive.  That way, if a company accepts a tax break and leaves without creating jobs, they would have to return the assistance.

The ideas expressed above and in other posts are from ordinary New Yorkers and do not necessarily reflect the views of the New York Democratic Committee or any of its candidates.