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Cap on property taxes hot issue at Capitol
News Channel 13 - WNYT Albany A proposed cap on property taxes was a hot topic at the Capitol Tuesday. Groups on both sides of the issue held rallies, which took place in the well of the
Read More »Tax day sparks protest
CBS - News Channel 6 Albany In Albany and Saratoga Springs, demonstrators took part in a nationwide campaign called "Make Them Pay." The two local events were among hundreds of similar protests designed to draw the
Read More »Citizen Action Mixed on Cuomo Agenda
Politics on the Hudson, Hudson Valley, NY Citizen Action is offering a mixed take on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s agenda, saying that his “progressive” goals for same-sex marriage and election-law changes are good, but his expected budget
Read More »Activists demand unemployment insurance extension
Newschannel 13 - WNYT Albany A coalition of local progressive organizations voiced a common theme Wednesday. "It is pretty ironic that we're talking about unemployment benefits not being extended while at the same time we're talking about
Read More »Good-government group wants to take out the town’s trash
Long Island Herald Long Island Most Long Islanders know -- thanks to pocket-draining experience -- that living here carries a hefty price tag. What many don’t seem to know is that they can change that. How? One way
Read More »U.S. tax cuts can cost state $6B
Times Union Albany The question of whether the Bush-era income tax cuts should be fully or partially extended this year has dominated much of the debate in Washington D.C. But that battle raging in Congress and the
Read More »A fair health plan: Rich must pay fair share of costs
Syracuse Post-Standard Syracuse, NY By Karen Scharff and Bob Cohen Now that the Senate, following the House, is debating health care reform legislation this month, another issue is moving toward center stage: How do we fund health
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