E.J. McMahon
Cuomo's dug New York into a giant tax trap The opening salvo of Cynthia Nixon’s challenge to Gov. Cuomo included a claim guaranteed to stir the passions of true-blue progressives: Cuomo, she said, “has given massive tax breaks to...
Cuomo's magical tax thinking Stung by the repeal of unlimited state and local tax (SALT) deductions on federal income taxes, and concerned by the implications for high-tax New York, Gov. Cuomo this week pledged...
What the tax bill really means for New York You don’t have to be a fan of the federal tax deal to realize its impact on states like New York has been misrepresented by most of its leading political...
New York can't hide its high taxes anymore Plenty of unintended consequences, positive and negative, will be lurking in the fine print of the tax reform bill unveiled Thursday by House Republicans. But it’s already clear the plan...
The conservative case for keeping SALT in US taxes The tax-reform “framework” issued last week by President Trump and congressional Republicans has the laudable aims of reducing corporate and individual income-tax rates, simplifying the code and broadening the base....
Trump's right, Cuomo wrong about the woes of Upstate President Trump last week suggested that economically struggling upstate New York residents should be willing to move to areas with better job prospects. This wasn’t exactly an original or outrageous...
New York's public schools vastly outspend the nation The courtroom war over New York’s school funding is far from over. Capping 13 years of litigation in the landmark Campaign for Fiscal Equity case, the state Court of Appeals...
Here's a few billion Cuomo can send to the MTA right now Amid all the finger-pointing over who’s to blame for the subway “summer of hell,” New York’s leading politicians at least agree on this much: The transit system needs more money....
New York wastes billions on 'prevailing wage' construction jobs New York state, its local governments and public authorities are committed to spending tens of billions of dollars on public works in the next five to 10 years. But under...