NEW YORK (PIX11) – State Assemblymember and Democratic congressional candidate Alex Bores says he backs increased taxes on wealthy New Yorkers.
Bores is running to replace Rep. Jerry Nadler in New York City’s 12th Congressional District. It’s a crowded field, including state Assemblymember Micah Lasher and Jack Schlossberg, a member of the Kennedy family.
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Bores joins PIX11 to address the contentious race and the delayed state budget.
Bores told PIX11 News the state needs to find more solutions for progressive taxes on the wealthy. He said he supports the pied-à-terre tax proposed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. But it’s just a piece of the puzzle on New York’s long-delayed state budget, he said…