Lawmakers near budget deal on tax hikes — Pro-Donovan PAC to flood cash into mayor's race — Cuomo's pandemic politics
Presented by Uber Driver Stories The budget is getting later by the minute, but Albany lawmakers have now finalized some of the stickier parts of the more than $200 billion spending plan that is now five days behind schedule. Easter afternoon, legislative sources confirmed a tentative agreement includes a big bump on tax rates for the state’s highest earners and some corporations, a step that is estimated to raise about $4.3 billion in revenue. They’re also hoping to include an additional $500 million that mobile sports betting could eventually rake in. The increases would start for fil...
Source: politico.com
