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NYSUT files suit to overturn 2% property tax cap

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivers a state of

Photo credit: Patrick E. McCarthy | Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo delivers a state of the state and budget message at SUNY Old Westbury. (Feb. 14, 2013)

The New York State United Teachers filed a lawsuit Wednesday to overturn the 2 percent property tax cap that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has called a "historic" reform that protects taxpayers from out-of-control spending.

The 600,000-member union in a statement said the July 2011 property tax cap was unconstitutional, partly because it has perpetuated sharp disparities between schools in rich and...

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