income tax

Commentary, New York

BRIAN M. KOLB, Special to the Olean Times Herald

May 10, 2017

The Tax Foundation released its annual Tax Freedom Day rankings, and sure as the sun rises in the east, New York is again ranked near worst in the nat...

Commentary, New York

Political Watch: Exploring NY’s top-heavy PIT base

Feb 20, 2017

Nearly two-thirds of New York State’s tax receipts are now generated by the personal income tax, or PIT, which relies disproportionately on the highes...

Local News, News, Western New York

Olean officials look at Gov. Cuomo’s budget proposal

TOM DINKI, Olean Times Herald

Jan 19, 2017

OLEAN — Local officials Wednesday got a closer look at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's new executive budget proposal, which intends to reduce taxes while investin...

Commentary, Leters to the Editor

Letter: Can New York state stop the spending?

Jan 17, 2017

I was in despair over the article in the Jan. 7 edition of the Olean Times Herald about proposed free tuition for New York state college students from...