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Putnam County reaches deal to share sales tax revenue with municipalities
After a months-long debate over whether to cut the county sales tax rate, Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne says he and lawmakers have...
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May 27


Cuomo’s Mayoral Bid Has Him Doing Something He Hasn’t Done in Years: Pay Rent
New York City's renters are having a very bad go of it, as rents continue skyrocketing to record highs . New York City's homeowners? Not...
TAXPAC
May 26


Albany sneaks in budget language that would put NY taxpayers on the hook for Tish James’ legal bills if she’s probed by Trump admin
Taxpayers could be on the hook for New York Attorney General Letitia James’ legal bills during Justice Department probes into her...
TAXPAC
May 6


Letter to the Editor: Putnam County Legislature is misrepresenting sales tax proposal
Dear Editor, The Putnam County Legislature is failing to listen to the people they were elected to serve. The Putnam County Legislature...
TAXPAC
Apr 28


Trump admin warns NY risks billions in federal funding over refusal to end congestion pricing: ‘Serious consequences’
The Trump administration on Monday gave Gov. Kathy Hochul a new, extended deadline to stop collecting congestion pricing tolls — and...
TAXPAC
Apr 20


Sales tax sharing proposed for Putnam County
KENT – Representatives of each of Putnam’s six towns and three villages joined County Executive Kevin Byrne outside Kent Town Hall...
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Apr 15


Report: New York 'dead last' 12th year in a row for economic outlook
(The Center Square) – New York has retained its dubious place at the bottom of a nationwide ranking on economic outlook, according to a...
TAXPAC
Apr 14


Elise Stefanik says Trump withdrawing UN ambassador nomination ‘is about stepping up as a team’
Rep. Elise Stefanik framed President Trump’s surprising move to withdraw her nomination for United Nations ambassador as a strategic...
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Mar 26


MTA greenlights $250M for consultants to expand Second Avenue subway — at expected cost of $4.3B per mile to build
The MTA’s spending is like a runaway train. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s board rubber-stamped nearly $250 million...
TAXPAC
Mar 25


Trump’s transportation chief Sean Duffy blasts Hochul over ‘outrageous’ MTA funding plea to boost ‘horribly run’ agency
President Trump’s transportation chief put Gov. Kathy Hochul on notice for asking for more federal money to prop up the chronically...
TAXPAC
Mar 24


Bill Spadea Signs the Taxpayer Protection Pledge for New Jersey Governor
Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends Bill Spadea, a candidate for New Jersey governor, for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. As...
TAXPAC
Mar 20


Putnam County executive promises tax cuts, youth services in State of the County
Tax cuts and youth programs were the focus of Putnam County Executive Kevin Byrne’s State of the County address Monday. Byrne, a...
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Mar 5


Rockland County Executive Ed Day presents State of the County
Rockland County Executive Ed Day gave an upbeat State of the County address at the county office building in Pomona on Tuesday. During...
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Mar 4


NY Property Taxes Among Nation's Highest, New Study Says: Here's What Homeowners Pay
Many homeowners in the Northeast are paying some of the highest property taxes in the country, with New Jersey topping the list for the...
TAXPAC
Feb 23


NYC congestion pricing axed as Trump’s DOT pulls approval of hated toll
President Trump’s administration signed the death warrant for New York’s congestion pricing scheme Wednesday — a move widely cheered as...
TAXPAC
Feb 19


Putnam sales tax revenue on track
CARMEL- Putnam County businesses collected $7.7 million in sales tax dollars in January, a $675,000 increase over revenue collected in...
TAXPAC
Feb 16


Trump reveals plan to ‘kill’ NYC congestion pricing — here’s how
President Trump has formulated a plan to force New York to “kill” congestion pricing in Manhattan through the federal Department of...
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Feb 8


Hochul makes pitch to keep congestion pricing direct to Trump as president could make decision as soon as next week
Gov. Kathy Hochul spoke to President Trump directly to defend her Manhattan congestion toll — with the commander-in-chief telling her...
TAXPAC
Jan 30


Former GOP Rep. Molinaro Picked as Transit Chief
President Donald Trump will nominate former Republican Rep. Marc Molinaro, an outspoken opponent of congestion pricing, to lead the...
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Jan 28


Trump to name congestion pricing opponent Marc Molinaro to oversee transit
A former Republican congressman from the Hudson Valley and opponent of congestion pricing is in line to lead the federal agency that...
TAXPAC
Jan 28
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