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A Silicon Valley in NY? Hochul recycles a cynical re-election con

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, October 24). A Silicon Valley in NY? Hochul recycles a cynical re-election con. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/opinion/a-silicon-valley-in-ny-hochul-recycles-a-cynical-re-elex-con/

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Governor Kathy Hochul is touting plans for a new chipmaking factory in Upstate New York during her re-election campaign, similar to the Micron plant announced four years ago which still faces delays and uncertainties regarding funding and power supply. The current proposal involves a potential $45 billion project with an unnamed company possibly linked to Solidigm, aiming to build two fabrication plants in Oneida County. However, critics argue that such ambitious plans rely heavily on federal subsidies and overlook the state’s high taxes and stringent regulations, which deter companies from expanding there. Hochul's efforts are seen as more extravagant than her predecessor Andrew Cuomo’s failed tech initiatives but are also criticized for being cynical political moves rather than genuine economic development strategies.

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As of October 2026, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is promoting plans to establish another major chipmaking factory in Upstate New York as part of her re-election campaign. Four years ago, she announced the construction of a Micron plant near Syracuse that was supposed to receive $25 billion in government subsidies but has faced repeated delays. Now, Hochul aims to build a semiconductor cluster rivaling Silicon Valley by securing another chip megafactory in Oneida County, likely needing additional federal funding given New York's high taxes and regulations. State officials are reportedly pursuing negotiations with an unnamed company for a new plant that could be worth $45 billion in subsidies, possibly including Solidigm, a subsidiary of Intel. However, the power source for this proposed facility remains unclear.

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“While both articles discuss Gov. Hochul's efforts to attract chip manufacturing plants in Upstate NY, Article A focuses on a potential new announcement involving Solidigm near Utica, while Article B critiques the governor's re-election strategy and references past plans including the Micron plant near Syracuse.”

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It’s October of a re-election year, so Gov. Kathy Hochul is boasting of plans to bring a huge chipmaking factory to Upstate — again. asserted

Hochul → ’ → Upstate

Mind you, the giant Micron plant near Syracuse she announced four years ago is still years off, after repeated delays — and where its power will come from remains a mystery, too. asserted

come → mind → where

At least that deal was official that October; now she’s trying to win votes merely by talking about her hopes for a second plant. asserted

she → try → plant

The gov this week boasted to an upstate editorial board that she means to build a semiconductor cluster in upstate New York to rival Silicon Valley by following up Micron with another chip megafactory, this one in Oneida County. asserted

she → boast → County

Yet she’ll need President Donald Trump to get on board, since she’ll need billions in federal subsidies on top of state ones to get any major manufacturer to think about expanding in New York, with its high taxes, expensive electricity and heavy regulations, especially environmental ones. Micron’s bribe package totals $25 billion in government subsidies for just the first phase, and it’s still taking its time. asserted

it → need → time

Now state officials seem to be chasing a $45 billion proposal with a mystery company — possibly Solidigm, a subsidiary of South Korea’s SK Hynix — to build two fabrication plants and 5,000 jobs down the road (about half what’s promised from Micron in the by-and-by). uncertain

what → seem → by

Give Hochul this much: She’s making her predecessor, Andrew Cuomo, look like a piker with his Buffalo Billion “investments” — which also didn’t pan out. asserted

which → give → investments

(Not to mention how his plans for an Upstate high-tech hub wound up with a corruption scandal that sent some of his closest associates to prison.) asserted

that → mention → prison

On the other hand, Hochul may be even more two-faced, since she’s simultaneously bragging about banning new data centers — another aspect of the same tech economy. uncertain

she → brag → economy

It’s all basically a scam, in any case: Even if these huge subsidies create a few new jobs in the state, at the cost of companies already here whose taxes will have to fund the bribes, it doesn’t change the business environment that makes those subsidies necessary. asserted

subsidies → ’ → environment

Hochul figures voters are too dumb to figure that out; if she’s right, New York’s downward spiral will continue. asserted

spiral → figure → that

A Silicon Valley in NY? Hochul recycles a cynical re-election con

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