Empire Center President E.J. McMahon spoke to
WSHU radio in Long Island about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State address on Wednesday.
Regarding Cuomo’s proposed property tax plan, McMahon described it as a “so-called freeze.” “It is not going to produce any significant or lasting saving for anybody,” he added.
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