Syracuse Teachers Association President Bill Scott dies By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 7:10 PM ET Apr. 25, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:10 PM EDT Apr. 25, 2021
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Syracuse Teachers Association President Bill Scott passed away suddenly this weekend.
Scott, 53, became STA president in 2019, guiding the Syracuse City School District through the COVID-19 pandemic. Before that he served as the fourth vice president of the association beginning in 2014.
In a letter to members, the STA Executive Board described Scott as an advocate who brought a unique humanist approach to his work.
President of New York State United Teachers, Andy Pallotta, commented on the loss, staying: The entire NYSUT family mourns the passing of STA President Bill Scott. A passionate advocate for Syracuse students and education professionals, Bill alwa
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New York will no longer offer state tax breaks to real estate developers who invest in low-income neighborhoods or opportunity zones to improve the housing infrastructure across the United States.
Democrat New York State Senator Michael Gianaris is behind the measure that decouples New York state’s capital gains tax code from the federal program administered by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and that is now included in the recently approved state budget.
“Opportunity Zones are nothing more than a giveaway of public money to wealthy developers, and I’m glad New York took a stand against the much-abused program,” Gianaris (pictured) said in a statement.