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13 October
5:35 pm

Raising taxes not once but twice in your county of the highest taxes.

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Kathy Hochul, at New York Governor General Election Debate (Spectrum News)

5:35 pm
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Why we checked itClaims that the opponent raised taxes twice in a county described as having the highest taxes — both the number of tax raises and the 'highest taxes' characterization are verifiable assertions that could mislead voters if inaccurate.
What we foundMultiple outlets, drawing primarily on original NY Daily News reporting, confirm that Blakeman twice voted to raise Nassau County property taxes (3.6% in 1998, 9.4% in 1999), and Nassau County is consistently ranked among the highest-taxed counties in the U.S., leading New York State.
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