mandates

Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy will continue to crisscross the state over the next few weeks arguing for his boss's mandate relief plan. He held a press conference with Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and the mayor of Syracuse in January.

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Duffy campaigns in Syracuse to lift "dark cloud" of mandates

Ryan Delaney, WRVO

Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy has been beating a path back and forth across upstate New York, as he campaigns for Governor Andrew Cuomo’s budget…

Martha Robertson is the chair of the Tompkins County Legislature.

Politics

Martha Robertson: More needed on property taxes

Martha Robertson

Just because there's an agreement for New York's 2011 budget doesn't mean the debate ends. The Innovation Trail is continuing its series of commentaries…

A tax revolt? Local governments hope it won't come to that.

Politics

Cuomo's mandate relief nod gets thumbs up

Emma Jacobs

Hearing "property tax cap" in Governor Cuomo's State of the State did not come as a surprise. The 2 percent cap was a key plank of Cuomo's campaign…