I spoke to Senator Maziarz last week and he told me that the Senate will be going back into session soon, well here it is. This property tax cap + is what we need to get passed this year. Once passed in the Senate the Assembly will have to explain why they continue to choose to screw the people in New York.

I was also told by Senator Maziarz that our Toll Bill will be voted on too once they are back in session. There again once passed in the Senate the Assembly will have to act. They should go beck into session to vote up or down on both these. We will watch and see if they will play political football with them.

Skelos Wants To Bring Back Senate To Approve Tax Relief

Politics on the Hudson

Senate Majority Dean Skelos signaled today that he hopes to bring back the Senate this summer to approve some sort of property-tax relief program, which would include a tax cap.

skelos2.jpgSkelos confirmed what has been the growing sentiment among Senate Republicans that they need to pass a new property-tax relief measure before the November elections to save face with voters—even if it doesn’t go anywhere in the Democratic-controlled Assembly.

Republicans hold a tenuous 32-30 seat majority in the Senate.

“I think we’ll hopefully be back in the next few weeks,” Skelos said on Fred Dicker’s Albany radio show this morning. “But we have to look at a total real property-tax relief program, which has to include mandate relief to school districts and other types of ways to get property taxes down.

“I think a cap can be part of that solution, but we have to go even further.

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