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Hudson Valley Town Reviews Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Sign Hudson Valley Town Reviews Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Sign
Hudson Valley Town Reviews Ordinance After Family Told To Remove BLM Sign A Westchester town is making legislative changes after drawing the ire of many for ordering a resident to remove a banner quoting Martin Luther King, citing the town’s code. The Town of Eastchester is currently reviewing and analyzing its decades-old sign ordinance to “update and clarify provisions therein” after a homeowner was threatened with a fine to remove a banner he put up at his home. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE,” the banner read outside an Eastchester home. In response, the homeowner was issued a notice from town, threatening a $1,000 daily fine, court ap…

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Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert
Ocasio-Cortez Defends Her 70-Percent Billionaires Tax Rate Proposal Over Ice Cream With Colbert Another prominent New York politician took center stage on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” taking aim at some of the nation’s wealthiest. Freshman Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-Bronx/Queens), a 2007 Yorktown High School graduate, appeared on the CBS late night show on Monday to debunk rumors regarding her proposed 70 percent marginal income tax, which would target multi-millionaires.  “When we talk about a 70 percent marginal tax rate,” she said to Colbert. “It’s not on all of your income. It’s on your 10 millionth and one dollar. So after you make 10 million dol…

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