Sentences with phrase «fighting his property tax»

The state teachers union is fighting his property tax freeze plan.

Since 2006, Kim and I have fought our property taxes 142 times.

Not exact matches

It's critical for owners to identify both economic and functional obsolescence in order to fight unfair property tax assessments.

In a property tax case that could set a precedent for towns trying to lure developers, Arlington Heights is fighting the owners of an apartment building in a special taxing district who want to lower their property value assessment.

We need to hold the line on property taxes, continue helping Superstorm Sandy victims get back in their homes, work to increase aid to our local public schools, and fight the scourge of opioid abuse that has plagued Long Island.

Viloria - Fisher spoke about property tax relief — an issue Cuomo has made part of his campaign platform and one that is crucial to voters in the suburbs, which are expected to be a battleground in the upcoming general election — particularly in the fight for control of the state Senate.

Coffey was on Long Island yesterday — ground zero for the property tax relief fight — where he met with veterans, small business owners and local Democratic leaders to discuss taxes and reform.

Republican Senate candidate Julie Killian in a TV ad released Thursday afternoon features voters giving their reasons for backing her: Lower property taxes, fighting for school aid, combating corruption and term limits.

Most New Yorkers recognize that it was Senator Skelos» leadership that allowed us to enact a property tax cap, eliminate the MTA payroll tax for thousands of businesses and all schools, rightsize state government, expand the DNA databank to help prosecutors fight crime, mandate life without parole for anyone who kills a first responder and increase penalties for criminals who use illegal guns.

«In that spirit, I am writing to you today to open a dialogue that I hope will help us work together to enact much - needed reforms on which the NFIB and the WFP now stand united: Enactment of a property tax and a spending cap, reducing state spending and our job - killing cost of doing business and fighting efforts to increase taxes even further in New York.»

Stachowski fought for the property tax cap.

While serving as Erie County executive from 2000 to 2008, he reduced property taxes and county spending and fought for regional governance.

I will bring the same fight to Washington that I brought to Albany where I worked with lawmakers to close a $ 5 billion deficit, enacted meaningful tax cuts and championed real reforms, such as creating the STAR property tax program that made a difference for tens of thousands of families in New York.

Obviously, there has been much talk about the political fight that Cuomo and Silver are likely to have over budget cuts, and controversial fiscal policies like a property tax cap.

SALT is 1 small part of the law and not very significant, except to Cuomo who fighting for the $ 60,000 property tax crowd.

«And, while Senate Republicans in New York insist on implementing Trump's tax increases, raising property and income taxes 25 percent, Shelley Meyer will fight against property tax increases and for the people of Westchester.

In 2011, the group fought against Cuomo's proposed property tax cap, which the union contends chokes off school funding.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and the eight Republican members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators have been fighting to cut property taxes, create jobs and make Westchester a more affordable place to live.

«I will continue to fight for the issues I brought up during the campaign, particularly the need to reform our property tax structure, the need for transit, and address the increasing rates of homelessness and mental illness in our community,» said Malliotakis.

Many a denizen of Nassau County — where the average SALT deduction in 2015 was $ 20,000 — spent the week between Christmas and New Year's fighting for her tax planner's attention; waiting in long lines to prepay her 2018 property taxes, in hopes of getting in one last, unlimited deduction before the new rules take effect — and then learning that those prepaid taxes might not actually be deductible, anyway.

«I'm proud to endorse Adam because he will put the community first and work hard to provide property tax relief for working families, protect our environment and fight against corruption.»

Terry Gipson has fought tirelessly to make the Hudson Valley more affordable for hardworking men and women, helping secure funding to repeal the Dutchess energy tax and bringing real property tax relief to middle class families.»

Carlucci was first elected to the chamber in 2010 and has since fought for quality education, property tax reform, and employment — some of the keys issues that he says remain the top priority.

He vowed to fight for the mansion tax on residential property sales of at least $ 2 million to provide revenues for low - cost senior housing and the millionaires tax to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers in Albany, which he called «crucial initiatives» going forward.

This year, Senator Klein fought to increase the income eligibility for the SCHE and DHE programs which provide major property tax exemptions to residents living on fixed incomes.

This year, the IDC fought to increase the income eligibility for the SCHE and DHE programs which provide major property tax exemptions to residents living on fixed incomes.

She claims she fights for us, but as a Hamburg town councilwoman, Kathy Hochul voted to raise property tax rates in 11 town budgets.

Cuomo has said in his campaign that he would take on special interests including public worker unions to cap local property taxes and reduce state spending and other measures that the labor - backed Working Families Party has fought since 1998.

U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., says proposals to reduce property tax deductions would hurt homeowners, and he will use his power as senate minority leader to fight them.

«Now Chris is ready to take on the Albany politicians — fighting for lower property taxes, for term limits, and to keep Bill de Blasio from grabbing Long Island's school aid for New York City.

The governor said during the next four years he will focus on raising the minimum wage, improving public education, fighting the local property tax burden, passing the Women's Equality Act and passing the DREAM Act.

For more than 20 years, I have fought to ensure that dream is kept alive through critical legislation like foreclosure prevention, more property tax relief for New York City homeowners and increased oversight of predatory lenders.

Senate GOP spokesman Scott Reif argued the Republican conference has fought for and won «conservative - agenda items» like the property tax cap, middle class income tax cut, adherence to 2 percent spending cap in six consecutive budgets, and funding parity for upstate transportation projects.

That is why he made lowering property taxes a top priority and, last year, he led the successful fight to enact the first - ever property tax cap in the state.

«Fighting corruption,» the most popular topic in commercials so far, was the most important issue for 21 percent of respondents, more than any topic except property taxes.

Sean has fought for property tax relief for hard - working homeowners in Western New York and all across our state.

ALBANY — Although the payoff for taxpayers may be small, the fight between the State Legislature and Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo over his centerpiece issue of freezing property taxes has become the biggest battle of the 2014 - 15 budget.

Collins vowed in his statement to keep up the fight for removing the Medicaid burden from the backs of people who pay county property taxes.

Katko has said he would likely support the reconciled bill if it maintains a provision he fought for that allows homeowners to deduct up to $ 10,000 of their local property tax.

The Republican governor, who has spent the past several years fighting to change the state's property - tax - reliant school finance formula, once again used the address to call attention to what he sees as the «unfinished business» of finance reform.

In two Maryland counties outside Washington, for example, educators are fighting to defeat initiatives that would limit the amount of property taxes the counties could collect.

With Election Day just one week away, education and political leaders in four states are fighting to defeat property - tax - limitation ballot proposals that they contend will cripple education.

What one education advocate describes as a «perfect storm» over school finance is brewing in Georgia, as a top lawmaker pushes to replace local property taxes for education with a statewide sales tax, even as the state gears up to fight a lawsuit from school districts over the current funding formula.

The root of the current fight comes from failings in the current «revenue - sharing» requirement that shifts some property tax revenues from wealthy districts to their lower - income neighbors that are willing to tax at the same or greater tax rate.

When fighting your tax assessment, your main goal is to show that your property was worth significantly less than the assessed value (on the date it was assessed).

Even in a smooth transition of ownership, there's still years of potential fights ahead as siblings get saddled with the expenses of regular upkeep, taxes, and figuring out a way to share the property without bickering over whose family gets the place each weekend.

To this point, the City of Miami began a combined program of installing pumps to rid streets of flooding at times of high tide and has assessed a property tax to begin its efforts to fight the surge of waters set off by human caused climate change.

Interestingly enough, worldpropertychannel.com and the Wall Street Journal reported Singapore imposed a 10 - per - cent tax on residential property purchases by non-permanent residents (foreigners) in 2011, which was raised to 15 per cent in January 2013 to fight «excessive speculation in the property market.»

Every couple of years, the Louisiana legislature discusses a tax on services to help close the budget deficit, and every time, the Louisiana REALTORS ® fight back to protect consumers from a huge increase in costs to get in to a new home or business property.

Thirty years later we're still fighting against transfer taxes, working to champion private property rights, and preserve the independent contractor status.