Sentences with phrase «on wealthy residents»

State propositions extend tax on wealthy residents, fund a $ 9 billion construction bond and repeal English - only instruction law.

The mayor electrified liberals with his campaign promise to provide prekindergarten classes in New York City by raising taxes on wealthy residents.

Mayor Bill de Blasio asserted today that Albany will back his proposed tax on wealthy residents to fund subway repairs and reduced fares for low - income New Yorkers because of «a lot of pressure» at the grassroots level that recognizes the state's responsibility over the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Mr. de Blasio has been steadfast in his opposition to congestion pricing, saying it would burden low - income New Yorkers, and has instead pushed a plan to raise taxes on wealthy residents.

Thomas says educators should focus on a campaign for a November ballot measure that would raise education funding from an income tax increase on wealthy residents.

Murphy, a Democrat, doubled down on his call for a millionaires tax during a dinner speech following the 81st annual Walk to Washington, arguing tax hikes on the wealthiest residents and largest corporations could pay for crucial investments in infrastructure and education.

Not exact matches

Just south of Queen Elizabeth Park, the residents around Edinburgh Drive, who are new on the list this year, have a scenic view of their slightly wealthier peers across the North River in Lewis Point (see No. 2).

Washington State Republican Chair Susan Hutchison explains why her party is asking wealthy Seattle residents not to comply with the city's new tax on high incomes.

The Republican bill added a new $ 10,000 maximum for all state and local tax deductions, effectively raising taxes on wealthy people in those states and reducing a key federal subsidy that makes it easier for states to charge high taxes on rich residents.

He raised or created more than 1,000 taxes and fees on people across Massachusetts, while 278 wealthy residents in the state got a tax break.

Soccer Academy Reaches Across Border to Nurture Young Players - The New York Times On a stormy Saturday, a group of young boys wearing red soccer uniforms and cleats in a dizzying array of colors clip - clopped out of the rain and into an old warehouse, where wealthy residents of this historic community along Raritan Bay once stored their antique cars.

On the other side: De Blasio and his allies, who had already planned to be in Albany Tuesday to rally for his ever - more - out - of - reach plan to let the city tax wealthy residents to expand pre-K and after school programs in the five boroughs.

Easton also praised Silver's Democratic majority conference, saying its members have long been «champions of education» who stood with AQE on the Campaign for Fiscal Equity and on the push to make the state's wealthiest residents pay higher taxes.

But Klein has doubled down on his support for de Blasio's plan to tax wealthy New York City residents to fund universal pre-K and after school programs.

«How can the residents of our communities trust an individual who claims he is working for them when he is, in fact, taking money from Republicans whose main focus is protecting the wealthy on the backs of New York's struggling working families?

The governor has repeatedly insisted the movement was NOT in fact responsible for moving him off his opposition to raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents (actually, Cuomo and both legislative leaders refuse to see this as a tax hike at all, casting it as a cut for 4.4 million New Yorkers).

He has refused to budge on this, despite widespread public support — even among Republicans — for taxing the state's wealthiest residents at a higher rate.

He seeks a miniscule tax rate hike on the city's wealthiest residents to pay for his education expansion.

Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday proposed a tax increase on the city's wealthiest residents to fund an upgrade of the city's beleaguered subway system, a plan that critics say won't bring in the needed funding soon enough.

And his support of the so - called tax «reform» deal last December (along with the entire Senate GOP, it's worth noting) that ended up cutting middle class taxes, but also raising taxes on the state's wealthiest residents — albeit less than a straight reinstatement of the millionaire's tax would have — didn't win him many friends on the right, either.

Yesterday, 20 Senate Democrats sent Cuomo a letter advocating for him to reconsider his opposition to continuing the temporary PIT increase on the state's wealthiest residents.

NYSUT projected some 2,000 people would attend today's noon rally at which attendees are calling for the governor to heed the Assembly Democrats» call to extend the temporary personal income tax increase on the state's wealthiest residents, bumping the threshold up to $ 1 million.

That protest was followed by a letter to Cuomo signed by 20 Senate Democrats that also voiced support for extending the temporary tax on the state's wealthiest residents.

New Yorkers continue to part ways with Cuomo over the millionaire's tax, with voters saying 65 - 33 that the temporary PIT increase on the state's wealthiest residents should continue past its 2011 sunset date.

They're hitting wealthy New York City residents with what amounts to a 6 % hike in their income taxes while denying them breaks on their property taxes.

The plan calls for the creation of low - equity housing cooperatives, reinvesting in NYCHA housing, developing community land trusts, creating tax abatements for developers and entrepreneurs who bring business into Central Brooklyn and hire local residents must be encouraged to hire locally, offering quality careers to residents and a moratorium on wealthy developers being allowed to buy up apartment buildings and leave the units vacant.

Much of Connecticut's rainy day fund depends of a volatile source — the sometimes higher than expected revenues generated by corporations and the state's wealthiest residents, who make money on Wall Street, and file quarterly returns, Lembo said.

Cuomo has repeatedly insisted he is not interested in raising taxes on New York's wealthiest residents, insisting that to do so at the state level would make New York less competitive with its neighbors, although a federal increase is a fine idea in his book.

As the pro-millionaire's tax forces make a last - ditch effort to get the governor and Senate Republicans to agree to the Assembly Democrats» proposal for a «true» PIT increase on the state's wealthiest residents, NYSUT is forwarding around data on how senators» constituents would be impacted.

But according to Wamhoff, New York's wealthy residents are disproportionately affected by the cap on the SALT deduction, and they are the ones who would be helped the most by efforts to circumvent its effects.

To wit: New Yorkers overwhelmingly support (72 - 26) increasing taxes on the state's wealthiest residents (those earning $ 1 million and more a year), especially when told that supporters would use the cash that generates to offset education cuts.

Mr. Cuomo's comments come on the heels of a separate plan proposed by Mayor de Blasio to tax the wealthiest New York City residents to create a dedicated fund for the subway.

Some of the protesters said they voted for Cuomo but were disappointed by what they view as his catering to New York's wealthiest residents with his insistence on no new taxes.

The Times also took Cuomo to task for dismissing Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan for a tax hike on wealthy New York City residents to pay for universal pre-kindergarten.

No. 2, interestingly, is the middle - class tax cut achieved through the extraordinary session tax code reform deal passed earlier this month — a move that also resulted in a higher than pre-millionaire's tax rate for the state's wealthiest residents, causing some on the right to accuse the governor of breaking his no - new - taxes pledge.

NYSUT, meanwhile, backed a study to determine whether any changes to the funding formula is necessary, which would also take into consideration the impact on a small school district when a resident receives a windfall through inheritance or winning the lottery — a factor that throw aid formulations out of whack in areas with few wealthy people.

The governor has signaled he'd like to cut taxes, at the same time that he's facing pressure from New York City Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio, who wants Albany to raise taxes on the the city's wealthiest residents to fund universal pre-kindergarten.

Without this tax on the state's wealthiest residents, a huge hole will be blown in the state budget.

Instead, Cuomo worked out a deal with the Senate Republicans that continued only a modified version of the millionaire's tax on the state's wealthiest residents and gave middle - class New Yorkers a tax cut.

In interviews with over a dozen state committee members, Capital heard common frustration with Cuomo's fiscal record — he blocked an income tax hike on wealthy city residents, cut corporate taxes, reduced school aid in 2011 (and slowly dialed it back up), reduced pensions for newly hired public workers and pushed for a cap on local property tax increases.

His plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest city residents by a half percent has been the talk of the state now for over a month, entangling fellow Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

The Cuomo administration has expressed concerns that the federal law will push some higher income residents out of the state; the New York State budget relies heavily on personal income taxes from such wealthier filers to remain in balance.

Liu, however, is also employing the term betrayal to characterize Avella's lack of fidelity to the Democratic Party and, therefore, progressive issues such as the Women's Equality Act, a more generous minimum wage, and permanent funding for de Blasio's pre-K initiative in the form of higher income taxes on the wealthiest city residents.

New York City mayor Bill de Blasio campaigned on the promise of raising taxes on the city's wealthiest residents to fund universal pre-K and after - school programs for middle schoolers, and de Blasio said earlier Tuesday that he intends to continue pushing for that tax, calling it a «mission» from voters.

However, Cuomo said his plan can exist without having to raise taxes on New York's wealthiest residents.

The mayor and the speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, will be trying to stiffen lawmakers» resolve in a now - explicit argument with Governor Andrew Cuomo over the merits of de Blasio's plan to raise the income tax rate on the wealthiest city residents to pay for universal pre-kindergarten and after - school programs for middle schools.

Skelos argued that an income tax surcharge on wealthy New York City residents would prompt some to leave New York State, reducing the state's tax base.

One New York politician, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of antagonizing Cuomo, discussed receiving a call earlier this year from a top Cuomo aide, Joe Percoco, after publicly endorsing de Blasio's proposal, which calls for a tax increase on wealthy city residents to fund a pre-K expansion.

Green Party leaders congratulated voters in Kent, Ohio, for passing Issue 43, which called for a constitutional amendment to end corporate personhood and abolish the legal definition of money as free speech, as well as establishment of an annual «Democracy Day» public hearing for residents to testify on the effect of big contributions from corporations and the wealthy on elections.

Cuomo has cast doubt on his willingness to approve the (crucial) part of de Blasio's plan that involves increasing taxes on wealthy city residents, but he said that supports expanding pre-K, somehow.