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In many counties in New York State, condominiums and co-ops are taxed at a lesser rate than single-family homes. The tax break has been a big reason that condos have been a popular retirement choice in the Empire State. New York City and Nassau County have separate assessment laws due to overall population. Some, now former, state legislators proposed a bill that would change that tax advantage for new condo and co-op owners in the rest of New York State. The governor, enjoying her first elected-inauguration days ago, did not agree with the proposed tax.
FRASER A witness testifying in the criminal trial of former Macomb County Prosecutor Eric Smith has been charged, along with one of his business partners, on counts of larceny, conspiracy to commit larceny and lying to a police officer. William Weber Jr.