The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that New York City declined an ICE detainer request for Roman Ceron Amatitla, who faces murder and arson charges after a fatal Queens fire.
Adam Hoffer, the director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation, said that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D-NY) proposed tax increase on nicotine pouches could result in an increase in criminal activity.
As Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) pushes a proposed tax hike on nicotine pouches, the New York Times reports that steep tobacco tax increases in Australia have fueled a thriving illicit cigarette market — a dynamic policy analysts say could inform the debate unfolding in New York.