New York: Unions Killing Tax-Cap Bill
According to the Staten Island News:
A proposed property tax cap supported by Gov. David Paterson, his expert tax-relief commission, and 72 percent of New Yorkers isn't likely to even reach the floor of the Legislature this session.
Powerful labor unions joined New York's teachers' unions today to kill the proposed limit on the growth of local property taxes. They say it would hurt schools despite record state aid increases, more than 70 percent of which pays for the salaries and benefits of those fighting the cap.... click to continue.
