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The city government, under mayor Ed Koch, challenged the validity of the tax breaks given to Trump Tower. The government originally tried to deny a tax break on the basis that Trump Tower did not replace an "underused" site, as was required under the 421-a tax exemption program. The New York Court of Appeals rejected the city's argument in 1984.
SB 6 allows for residential use on commercially zoned property without requiring a rezoning, as long as a percentage of construction workers hired are unionized. [156] AB 2097 removes parking minimums for homes and commercial properties within one mile of public transit stations or in neighborhoods with low rates of car use. [ 159 ]
The composition of the state's economy is moderately diverse, although health care, transportation and the government remain the largest sectors. [ 111 ] Arizona's per capita income was $61,652 in 2023, ranking 33rd in the U.S. [ 112 ] The state's 2023 median household income was $74,568, ranking 19th in the country and just below the U.S ...
The revenue from the tax would add up to $300 million a year to the city's homelessness budget (double what it is right now). It would also fund shelters, mental health services, addiction treatment, and prevention to keep people from becoming homeless. [152] It passed with 61% of the vote and was upheld as valid by the state Supreme Court. [153]
Pennsylvania (/ ˌ p ɛ n s ɪ l ˈ v eɪ n i ə / ⓘ PEN-sil-VAY-nee-ə, lit. ' Penn's forest country '), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania [b] (Pennsylvania Dutch: Pennsilfaani), [7] is a U.S. state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States.
Measure D, a sugary drink tax, is approved by Berkeley voters, the first such tax in the United States; Mike Honda is elected to California's 17th congressional district, defeating Ro Khanna; David Chiu is elected to California's 17th State Assembly district, defeating David Campos; Sam Liccardo is elected mayor of San Jose, defeating Dave Cortese
Ralph Shearer Northam (born September 13, 1959) is an American physician and politician who was the 73rd governor of Virginia from 2018 to 2022. [1] A pediatric neurologist by occupation, he was an officer in the U.S. Army Medical Corps from 1984 to 1992.