Almost three-fourths of New Yorkers agree that the property tax cap "has accomplished what was intended" and "should be continued," according to a Siena Research Institute poll released this morning. But support climbs even higher when respondents in New York City—which was not affected by the property tax cap law—are excluded. Read More
Business leaders gathered with the public policy think tank the Empire Center to make the case to make the cap permanent. Read More
Since the enactment of the property tax cap, New York school property taxes have risen at the slowest rate since at least 1982. Read More
At the same time enrollment in Monroe County’s suburban schools has fallen by 5 percent, overall school spending has increased here by nearly 10 percent. Read More
A new analysis by the fiscally conservative Empire Center shows spending per pupil in Genesee County’s eight school districts will increase by 2 percent this year. Read More
Per-pupil spending in the 669 school districts outside New York’s five largest cities will climb next year by 2.5 percent, nearly twice the projected inflation rate, according to an analysis released today by the Empire Center for Public Policy. The analysis indicates that school districts' per-pupil property tax levies will increase by 2.1 percent in 2015-16. Read More
Well, wouldn’t you know it. The biggest winners in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s tax-freeze program are homeowners in Scarsdale, the Lower Hudson Valley’s richest municipality, who received the highest average checks statewide in the first year of the property-tax rebate program. Read More
Should New York State do more to help Western New York deal with the growing tax burden? Read More