E.J. McMahon, the Empire Center’s senior fellow and frequent blogger on this site, discussed state tax issues Wednesday on YNN’s “Capital Tonight” program with Liz Benjamin. Also appearing was Michael Kink, a leading advocate of higher taxes.
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