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Mamdani gets an important tax fact wrong
Commentary, Opinion
By BILL HAMMOND 
February 18, 2026
ALBANY — At a hearing in Albany last week, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani lobbied state lawmakers to help him balance the city’s finances with a 2...
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Seven reasons not to raise taxes in New York
Commentary, Opinion
By BILL HAMMOND 
February 9, 2026
Despite the robust growth of state revenues in recent years, many of New York’s elected officials are pushing to further increase the tax burden on th...
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