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Cuomo budget address: how’s he going to pay for that?

3:45 p.m. You can listen to the full audio from Gov. Cuomo’s budget address here. 2:59 p.m. The governor is still speaking, but reactions are already coming into our newsroom (two so far) This from a press release from the Last Store on Main...

A national consensus in favor of tax hikes?

When President Barack Obama unveiled his plan to raise taxes on wealthy Americans and corporations, some pundits and politicians accused him of abandoning the center of the political debate. The on-line journal Politico suggested that the plan had...

Sunday Opinion: Firing teachers, dissing the rooftop highway, and No to assisted suicide

Morning, folks. Here’s our weekly wrap of the opinions shaping this weekend’s breakfast conversations around the North Country. The Glens Falls Post-Star is arguing that it should be easier to fire incompetent teachers. They cite a...

Taxes: hooray!

Hold those rotten tomatoes. As I write this, my husband is sitting at the kitchen table doing the taxes–a long quiet spell, then, “Criminey!%&!!” and another silence, followed by “When did we buy the _____?” or...

Who’s bearing the tax burden?

One of the main underlying themes in today’s political calculus is that Americans are overtaxed. This meme persists despite plenty of reports to the contrary, at least on the federal level. We’re actually paying less in federal taxes...

News stories tagged with "taxes"

Study: Corporate Tax Collections Decline

by Karen DeWitt

Apr 05, 2002 — Corporate income tax collections have declined precipitously in the nation and that has repercussions for New York state, says a study by SUNY's Rockefeller Institute of Government. Karen Dewitt reports. Go to full article

NY Senate to Mitigate Nursing Home Tax

by Karen DeWitt

Mar 08, 2002 — Nursing homes in New York say the state Senate has promised to help mitigate a tax imposed upon nursing homes that was part of the January health care agreement. Karen Dewitt reports from Albany. Go to full article

Senator Meier Comments on Pataki's Tax Plans

by David Sommerstein

Jan 10, 2002 — State Senator Ray Meier was also pleased with the speech. He said he liked the Governor’s plans to proceed with tax cuts. Go to full article

Tax Cut Impact on North Country Counties will be Small

by Brian Mann

Jul 18, 2001 — The federal tax cut passed this year by Congress includes a refund that will soon pump billions of dollars back in the American economy. A breakdown of the refund shows that a tiny fraction of the money will flow to counties here in the North Country. Brian Mann has details. Go to full article

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