While details remained sparse, the Empire Center, a fiscally conservative think tank that follows state spending, calculated that the raises would cost about $445 million over the life of the deal. Read More
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Mayor Justin Grigg — an assistant dean at his community’s other college, the private Alfred University — calls his village’s taxes “silly high.” At nearly $17 per $1,000 of assessed value, the 2015 tax rate was the highest in the western portion of the state, according to the Empire Center for Public Policy. That works out to about $1,700 for the owner of a $100,000 home. Read More
Yonkers had the most debt and highest taxes among the five largest cities outside of New York City last year, while White Plains charged the most fines, a report released Wednesday said. The “Benchmarking New York” report from the Empire Center compared taxes, spending and debt for municipalities across New York based on data from the state Comptroller's Office. Read More
A coalition of environmental and consumer activists warned Wednesday that New York electricity customers will be jolted by a “huge tax” stemming from Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to subsidize aging nuclear power plants. Read More
High taxes and onerous regulations rightly get a lot of the blame for why residents flee New York state, why businesses are reluctant to move here, and why those companies that do stay here struggle. But often overlooked in the equation is another factor that makes it costly to run everything from large manufacturing plants to small homes — the high cost of energy. Read More
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Among towns in the Mohawk Valley, the New Hartford Police Department is ranked as having the highest average pay in the region, according to a statewide study by the nonprofit Empire Center. Read More