17 arrested in Albany tax protest
Photo credit: Yancey Roy | Protesters after they were arrested during a demonstration in favor of the "millionaires tax" in the Capitol in Albany. (March 2, 2011)
ALBANY - About 150 protesters demonstrated here Wednesday in favor of extending a tax on the wealthy, briefly shutting down walking access to the Capitol's main floor and resulting in 17 arrests.
The noisy but peaceful gathering came as the tax's prospects gained new life this week with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's statement that he would push to include its $1 billion in revenue in this...
