Is Taxing the Rich the Answer to N.Y.’s Budget Deficit?

By Mihir Zaveri
NYT New York
Democrats searching for a revenue source to spare needy New Yorkers from pandemic-caused cuts have an unexpected opponent: The governor.
Published date: September 8, 2020 at 12:29PM
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Tax the Ultrarich? Cuomo Resists, Even With a $14 Billion Budget Gap

By Luis Ferré-Sadurní and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
State Democratic lawmakers are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to approve a tax on the wealthy, fearing that budget cuts will hurt those most in need.
Published date: September 7, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Cuomo to Back Billionaires’ Tax

By Jeffery C. Mays and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
The congresswoman and other progressives want to tax the ultrarich to help New Yorkers devastated by the coronavirus.
Published date: July 16, 2020 at 12:00PM
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Kalief Browder’s Suicide Inspired a Push to End Cash Bail. Now It’s Stalled.

By Ashley Southall and Jesse McKinley
NYT New York
Even with the governor’s backing and control of the Legislature, Democrats are struggling to win support for an overhaul of the state bail law.
Published date: March 29, 2019 at 11:00AM
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Speed Cameras Will Surround Every New York City Public School

By VIVIAN WANG
NYT New York
The Legislature voted to expand the number of protected school zones by nearly five times. City officials said every school would be covered.
Published date: March 20, 2019 at 12:57AM
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