In her State of the State address Governor Kathy Hochul set at target to reduce car insurance premiums across the state, claiming it as part of an "affordability" agenda. What she didn't say is that reduction in premiums will come from reducing payouts to people injured in vehicle crashes and constraining or ending 'no fault' insurance. Essentially, instead of drivers paying for the harm they do with their vehicles the Governor wants those costs to be paid by victims. You can learn lots more about the proposal and the interests behind it here.

An idea this bad could only come from a big business lobbying group and lo and behold, the proposal is backed by an LLC called Citizens for Affordable Rates (that's right, CAR). CAR's supporters include Uber, Coach USA, Trucking Association of New York, the Black Car Fund, and the Urban League of Long Island. Uber is behind the proposal to such an extent that, when asked for more info, the Governor's staff simply forwarded an email of talking points directly from Uber. These businesses want more cars on the road and they want them to bear minimal responsibility when they hurt or kill someone.

Tell Kathy Hochul that affordability means funding transit and reducing costs for the New Yorkers with the least to spare, not vehicle owners and multinational corporations.