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The Daily Q: What are New York’s biggest tax loopholes?
New York World 4/17/12 Alice Brennan http://www.thenewyorkworld.com/2012/04/17/the-daily-q-what-are-new-yorks-biggest-tax-loopholes/ Today is everyone’s favorite day of the year, right? Tax deadline day. But according to advocacy groups in New York some corporations won’t be filing as much
Read More »United front for reform
Times Union 4/17/12 Jimmy Vielkind http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/United-front-for-reform-3486667.php#ixzz1sICtIwDz The good-government advocates. The wonks. The progressive groups appalled by the profusion of money in politics. All plan to unite for a six-week push for partial public financing of
Read More »Protesters rally against corporate tax breaks on ‘Day of Action’
WNED Buffalo 4/17/12 Mark Leitner http://news.wbfo.org/post/protesters-rally-against-corporate-tax-breaks-day-action Dozens of union representatives and citizen group members gathered in front of Buffalo’s main post office at 1200 William Street today to mark the New York State Tax
Read More »Broome, Tioga residents invest in energy-saving home improvements
About 240 people have qualified so far for programs to pay for energy savings on their utility bills and other energy-savings loans and grants, officials said
Read More »Groups call for campaign finance reform
Democrat and Chronicle 4/13/12 Jill Terreri http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120412/NEWS01/304120033/campaign-finance-reform Advocates for campaign finance reform gathered in Rochester on Thursday, saying that public financing of campaigns would encourage more women and racial minorities to run for office
Read More »Cuomo issues health exchange executive order
Times Union’s Capitol Confidential 4/12/12 Casey Seiler http://blog.timesunion.com/capitol/archives/125064/cuomo-issues-health-exchange-executive-order/ As promised just before the budget closed two weeks ago, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order creating a state health exchange. The order removes
Read More »Groups call for campaign finance reform
Advocates for campaign finance reform gathered in Rochester on Thursday, saying that public financing of campaigns would encourage more women and racial minorities to run for office while encouraging smaller donations
Read More »Cuomo creates health exchange by executive order
In an expected move, Gov. Andrew Cuomo used an executive order Thursday afternoon to create the state's first ever health exchange. The new system is mandated federally by the Affordable Care Act.
Read More »Kink and Alfonso on the ‘Buffett Rule’ and Tax Fairness
President Obama’s push for higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans has renewed discussions of income inequality and fair tax codes
Read More »Organizations push for new, publicly funded election system
Troy Record 4/11/12 Andrew Beam http://troyrecord.com/articles/2012/04/11/news/doc4f8509a3c5211188016949.txt?viewmode=fullstory With election season on the horizon, there has been plenty of discussion about the disparity between the rich and the poor. Members of both Citizen Action of New
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