Otsego and Delaware counties can boast some of the lowest property tax rates in the Southern Tier region, according to a study released Tuesday by the Empire Center. Read More
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The dubious distinction of having the highest effective property tax rate of any city in the state goes to Binghamton, a think tank review of taxation data has found. Read More
Residents living in Sloan are paying the highest property tax rate in all of Western New York, according to a new study. Read More
The distinction of having the highest property tax in the Hudson Valley goes to the Town of Liberty in Sullivan County, according to the Empire Center's latest annual Benchmarking NY report. Read More
Gloversville and St. Johnsville topped the list of municipalities with the highest effective tax rates in the Mohawk Valley in 2013, according to a study by the Empire Center. Read More
Back in 2011, when the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey was trying to justify the schedule of hefty annual toll increases it was seeking, the authority claimed initially that the additional revenue the increases would bring was needed to pay for the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site and other important capital projects. The increases were approved by the governors of New York and New Jersey largely on that basis. Read More
The New York State Senate spent $332,419 over a six-month period on offices vacated by two senators who had resigned, according to data posted today on SeeThroughNY.net, the Empire Center’s transparency website. Read More
Good news to cap off Sunshine Week: at least some local government and school officials are working to make their websites more useful and informative. Read More