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‘It’s sleazy’: Local legislators, community leaders voice discontent with capital gains tax bill

by Angelica Relente, Herald Legislative Writer
| February 22, 2021 1:00 AM

As state legislators continue to address the COVID-19 pandemic with a number of bills, one particular proposal gained unfavorable attention from House and Senate Republican lawmakers, as well as local community leaders, calling it sleazy, detrimental and unconstitutional. Supporters of the bill claim it would make the state’s tax system fairer.

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