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WATERTOWN — Sales tax revenue recovered considerably across the north country in March compared to the same month last year when businesses began shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the north country region consisting of Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties, revenue increased by a total of 31.7%, or $7.5 million, according to a report released Friday by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Revenue grew from $23.6 million in March 2020 to $31.1 million this past March. Lewis County saw its revenue in March rise by $500,000, or 37.8%, going from...

Exclusive-New York state pension fund backs activist nominees in Exxon proxy fight By Jennifer Hiller Reuters HOUSTON (Reuters) -New York state's pension fund on Friday threw its support behind an activist fund's slate of nominees to Exxon Mobil Corp's board, heating up a proxy fight for the company's future. The biggest U.S. oil producer Exxon and activist hedge fund Engine No. 1 are battling over board seats following Exxon's historic net annual loss of $22.4 billion for 2020. The fund has criticized the producer for "significant underperformance" and a lagging approach to cleaner fuels. T...

EnergyEXCLUSIVE New York state pension fund backs activist nominees in Exxon proxy fight ReutersJennifer Hiller 1/4 An Exxon sign is seen at a gas station in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, Illinois, U.S., October 27, 2016. REUTERS/Jim Young Read More New York state's pension fund on Friday threw its support behind an activist fund's slate of nominees to Exxon Mobil Corp's (XOM.N) board, heating up a proxy fight for the company's future. The biggest U.S. oil producer Exxon and activist hedge fund Engine No. 1 are battling over board seats following Exxon's historic net annual loss of $22.4 bi...

by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square contributor  | April 19, 2021 07:00 PM Print this article New York state collected $3 billion more in tax revenue than anticipated during the 2020-21 fiscal year, according to Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. In all, the state received $82.4 billion, according to the comptroller’s statement. While it was still more than $513 million less than what the state collected for the 2019-20 fiscal year, it not only beat the state’s amended financial plan that was released in February by $3 billion, but it also exceeded initia...

New York will continue to apply state income tax to 2020 unemployment benefits in full despite the federal government exempting the first $10,200. Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration confirmed the decision Wednesday during a news conference on the new $212 billion state budget. The decision came almost a month after the federal government, in the most recent stimulus package, opted against taxing the first $10,200 of unemployment benefits received by individuals with an adjusted gross income of less than $150,000 in 2020. “There has been no change to the taxable status of the unemploymen...