2018 NY Governor's race: on Tax Reform


Howie Hawkins: Local property taxes upstate are the highest in the nation

The first and only Democratic primary debate between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his opponent Cynthia Nixon covered a lot of topics. Geographically, the furthest upstate the debate got was the Tappan Zee Bridge.

The Green Party's Howie Hawkins, took notice. "Most of the debate was about New York City. Those of us upstate were wondering if we're watching an election about where we live," said gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins.

Hawkins says he would have liked to have seen more discussion on how property taxes should be reduced. "They've been going up and up. The state is balancing the budget on the backs of local property taxpayers. Taxes upstate are the highest in the nation," said Hawkins.

And Hawkins hopes that once attention turns to the general election, candidates from outside the two-party system will be invited to participate. "We should have a series of debates around the state and let the voters really get a chance to hear what we all have to offer," said Hawkins.

Source: Capital Region Spectrum News on 2018 New York governor race Aug 30, 2018

Marc Molinaro: Cut taxes and reset New York's priorities

Molinaro accepted the Republican Party's designation for governor, pledging to cut taxes and "reset New York's priorities" if he's elected in November. And he vowed to reshape New York's income tax code while also promising a comprehensive plan to cut local property taxes.Details, however, were scarce: Molinaro promised them in the coming weeks. "In the coming weeks, we are going to lay out a bold property tax cut for New Yorkers that defenders of the status quo will despise," Molinaro said.
Source: Rochester Democrat&Chronicle on 2018 New York Governor race May 24, 2018

Cynthia Nixon: Limit tax breaks to the film industry; they don't need it

Cynthia Nixon wants to limit the film industry tax breaks that benefited both Sex and the City movies. The 2 films received a total of $13.6M in tax credits and subsidies for filming in the state. But last week Nixon said those credits are unnecessary taxpayer-funded giveaway to an already rich industry. 'Cynthia is opposed to enormous tax giveaways to large corporations with no strings attached,' her campaign spokeswoman said on Sunday.
Source: Daily Mail (UK) on 2018 New York gubernatorial race Mar 26, 2018

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IN: vs.Holcomb(incumbent) vs.Melton(D) vs.Myers(D)
MO: Parson(incumbent) vs.Galloway(D) vs.Neely(R)
MT: Bullock(retiring) vs.Fox(R) vs.Perry(R) vs.Gianforte(R) vs.Stapleton(R) vs.Olszewski(R) vs.Neill(D) vs.Schreiner(D) vs.Cooney(D) vs.Williams(D)
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ND: Burgum(incumbent) vs.Coachman(R) vs.Lenz(D)
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VT: Scott(incumbent) vs.Holcombe(D) vs.Zuckerman(D)
WA: Inslee(incumbent) vs.Bryant(R) vs.Fortunato(R)
WV: Justice(incumbent) vs.Folk(R) vs.Thrasher(R) vs.Vanover(D) vs.Smith(D) vs.Ron Stollings(D)
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Murphy(D) vs.Ciattarelli(R)
VA:
Northam(D,term-limited) vs.Herring(D) vs.Chase(R) vs.Fairfax(D)

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Bevin(R) vs.Goforth(R,lost primary) vs.Adkins(D,lost primary) vs.Beshear(D) vs.Edelen(D,lost primary)
LA:
Edwards(D) vs.Rispone(R) vs.Abraham(R) vs.Kennedy(R,declined)
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