PUBLISHED 5:46 AM ET Jan. 08, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:46 AM EST Jan. 08, 2021
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Advocacy groups from across the state this week are backing a united push to increase taxes and end tax breaks on upper income earners in New York in a bid to raise $50 billion in revenue ahead of a contentious state budget season.
The groups range from labor unions like DC 37 and PSC-CUNY in New York City to tenant advocacy organizations in Rochester and local progressive organizations with chapters in Tompkins County and Buffalo.
The effort is falling under the organization of the Alliance for Quality Education, a group that has been at odds over the years with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, clashing with him on increasing aid for schools in New York.
By Mitch Perry Tampa
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Current, previous and potentially future office holders from the Tampa Bay area gave their thoughts to Spectrum Bay News 9 about the mob violence that took place at the Capitol by Donald Trump supporters on Wednesday.
What You Need To Know
Local leaders are outraged by what happened Wednesday at the Capitol
They blame President Trump and his divisive rhetoric
St. Pete’s mayor says the police response exposes a racial double standard
St. Petersburg Democratic state Senator Darryl Rouson called it “shameful” and “disgraceful” and said it gave a clear picture of how divided the country is.
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) This Was a Coup Attempt : Political Science Experts Weigh in on Unprecedented Siege on the Nation s Capitol PUBLISHED 6:28 PM PT Jan. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 6:28 PM PST Jan. 06, 2021
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IRVINE, Calif. California State University, Long Beach Professor Jason Whitehead was teaching an introduction to American Government class on Zoom when he looked down on his phone and saw live videos of rioters storming into the U.S. Capitol building. I just froze, said Whitehead, who was keeping track of the certification of electoral votes on his phone. My blood ran cold. I immediately stopped the mid-term review session and told everyone what was happening. They were just as stunned and glassy-eyed as I was.
Kentucky Lawmakers Condemn Violence on Capitol Hill UPDATED 2:12 PM ET Jan. 07, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:00 PM ET Jan. 06, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:00 PM EST Jan. 06, 2021
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LEXINGTON, Ky. Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., turned violent during Wednesday’s certification of the Electoral College after protesters supporting President Donald Trump, many armed, clashed with police and Secret Service agents before breaching the House and Senate chambers.
Several buildings were evacuated, and Vice President Mike Pence, who presides over the certification process, was escorted off the property. The protesters’ actions are in response to President-elect Joe Biden winning the Nov. 3 General Election. Trump and his allies have routinely made unsubstantiated claims of widespread voter fraud in key swing states. In some cases, his supporters have alluded to resorting to acts of violence to keep Trump in offic