Hochul under pressure from DSA to ‘tax the rich’ immediately after winning second term

After big re-election win, NY Gov. Hochul signals shift on question of tax hikes

When asked specifically about the possibility of income tax hikes targeting the wealthiest New Yorkers, Gov. Hochul said she was “willing to do what has to happen” in “extraordinary” circumstances.

Kathy Hochul won in a landslide. What will she do with that mandate?

The governor has been light on specific policy she’ll champion next year, as progressives nipping at her heels feel emboldened in their vision.

Hochul under pressure from DSA to ‘tax the rich’ immediately after winning second term

Socialists are moving immediately to squeeze Hochul on taxes -- even as political insiders argue her victory is owed more to an anti-Trump backlash than to the left.

TAX THE RICH: Socialists Move to Pressure Hochul Just Hours After Landslide Re-Election Victory

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul had barely secured a decisive re-election victory Tuesday night before the Democratic Socialists of America and other progressive organizations began demanding that she embrace higher taxes on wealthy residents, setting up a potentially contentious battle over the direction of state government during her second full term. Hochul defeated Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman by approximately 20 percentage p…