Unshackle Upstate to Announce Campaign to Hold State Lawmakers Accountable

ROCHESTER, NY (02/24/2010)(readMedia)-- Unshackle Upstate will announce a major initiative to hold lawmakers accountable leading up to Election Day in November 2010, and provide voters with tools to measure the effectiveness of their elected state leaders

WHO: Executive Director Brian Sampson

Unshackle Upstate

WHERE: Rochester Business Alliance

150 State Street

Rochester, NY

WHEN: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 25

Those media members unable to attend may dial in.

DIAL: 888-567-1603 or 201-604-5052

(No pass code required)

Use conference name "Unshackle Upstate"

Operator will coordinate questions

Please dial in no later than 10:25 a.m.

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Unshackle Upstate is a bi-partisan coalition representing more than 45,000 employers with more than one million workers in every region of upstate. The coalition's website, www.unshackleupstate.com, allows citizens to join the Unshackle Army and send messages to elected officials in Albany.

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