David McKay Wilson

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | David McKay Wilson

This column was updated to reflect new information. After Mahopac became the only school district in the Lower Hudson Valley to see its budget defeated, district officials must respond to voters looking to stave off another increase in their school taxes. The district's spending plan, which proposed a 1% increase in the property tax levy, was defeated on Tuesday, May 20, by a 1,248-1,189 vote.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | David McKay Wilson

Rep. Mike Lawler claimed victory for New Yorkers early Thursday, May 22, in his battle to raise the cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes, winning House approval of a plan to quadruple the cap to $40,000 while limiting the benefit to those earning up to $500,000.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | David McKay Wilson

President Donald Trump, who during the fall campaign told New York audiences that he favored lifting the cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes, appeared to reverse course on Tuesday, May 20, as House Republican push for a vote on Trump’s far-reaching tax bill. Trump's intervention has posed a major challenge for Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, who has long championed lifting the SALT cap.

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | David McKay Wilson

President Donald Trump, who during the fall campaign told New York audiences that he favored lifting the cap on the deductibility of state and local taxes, appeared to reverse course on Tuesday, May 20, as House Republican push for a vote on Trump’s far-reaching tax bill. Trump's intervention has posed a major challenge for Rep. Mike Lawler, R-Pearl River, who has long championed lifting the SALT cap. Trump said he didn't want to provide benefits to states led by certain Democratic governors.

2 weeks ago | lohud.com | David McKay Wilson

Nineteen months ago, state Sen. Shelley Mayer, D-Yonkers, said it was unacceptable that a former Lakeland High teacher accused of raping one of his students could be hired across the river in the Monroe-Woodbury district, even though the state Education Department knew of the allegations.