New York budget stuck in neutral, and so is tax talk
Spectrum News 1 By Nick Reisman Hochul has opposed increasing the personal income tax, the main driver of revenue for New York....
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Opinion: It’s Time to Tax the Rich and Make Housing Justice a Reality in New York
CityLimits By Rodrigo Camarena On April 1, our leaders in Albany missed their deadline to decide our state’s budget and left millions of...
New York has the Resources to Fund Public Transportation Statewide
Ithaca.com By Assemblymember Anna Kelles Public transportation is a critical lifeline for working-class New Yorkers. Millions of trips...
Governor Hochul, lawmakers still hammering out new budget
WIVB4 By Patrick Ryan April 1 should have meant an agreement on how New York State plans to spend its money. But, as Governor Hochul and...
Progressives discuss New York budget dynamics, push for tax hikes on the wealthy
Spectrum News 1 By Susan Arbetter While Gov. Hochul supports hiking the minimum wage, her proposal is not as generous as one introduced...
Video: Do Rich New Yorkers Actually Flee Higher Taxes?
Hell Gate NYC By Hell Gate Governor Kathy Hochul doesn't want to raise those taxes at all, while the legislature has countered with...
Bruising budget battle in New York deepens Democratic divide
Politico By Joseph Spector Each day in recent weeks, the sounds of rallies and protests by activists and Democratic lawmakers have filled...
A dozen ‘tax the rich’ activists arrested in Albany ahead of budget deadline
NY Post By Zach Williams Progressives are also pushing to increase taxes on the wealthy in other ways as well through outstanding...
Tax-the-rich debate heats up with New York budget deadline looming
Spectrum News 1 By Nick Reisman But taxing the rich is popular with voters. A Siena College poll released Monday found a broad majority...
Final push for tax the rich before budget deadline
ABC News 10 By Amal Tlaige “I think modest rate increases on the richest individuals and corporations are things they can absorb,” said...
NY voters back taxing the rich, changing bail reform, but lawmakers are divided
North Country Public Radio By Karen DeWitt Siena’s Steve Greenberg says two budget proposals have widespread bipartisan support. One is...
Kathy Hochul Is Committed to New York’s Billionaires
Jacobin By Susan Kang Advocates, organizers, and activists have pushed for years for a just budget that reflects the unmet needs of...
Advocates slam Hochul over billionaire backers as they push for increasing taxes on NY's wealthy
Yahoo! News / New York Daily News By Denis Slattery The groups behind the new report on Hochul’s contributors support a package of bills...
Bloomberg-funded PAC backing Hochul draws ire of progressive Democrats
WXXI News By Karen DeWitt Michael Kink is with Strong Economy for All, which supports taxing the rich and is one of several groups and...
Hochul under scrutiny: Budget ads paid for by Bloomberg
News 10 ABC By Amal Tlaige Critics are saying because of The Times report, the budget could help billionaires rather than your average...
Advocates and Lawmakers Protest New Bloomburg-Funded Ads on Hochul's Budget
NY1 Inside City Hall "I tihnk this whole boondoggle with Bloomberg and his mailers and his new hobby of meddling in state government...
Hochul under scrutiny: Budget ads paid for by Bloomberg
WIVB 4 By Amal Tlaige ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — Governor Hochul has come under scrutiny after the New York Times reported her most recent...
Former Mayor Bloomberg spending money to bolster Governor's budget plan
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Taxes could be a major test for Hochul's budget
NY State of Politics / Spectrum News 1 By Nick Reisman Two years ago, Democratic lawmakers in the state Legislature wielded...
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