state
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New York state, meanwhile, has a progressive income tax that tops out at around 10.9%, among the highest state taxes in the country.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
According to the National Weather Service, three separate tornadoes were confirmed in the state on Tuesday afternoon, one ripping the metal roof off a barn and snapping tree trunks in half.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
The 7th District, which looks like a scorpion, is appropriately dastardly, stretching from mountainous country in the western part of the state straight to expressways over the Potomac River into Washington D.C.
From Slate • Apr. 22, 2026
American consumers paid an average $3.64 a gallon in March, with only about 60 cents of that made up of federal and state taxes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
“Our families live out of state, which makes getting childcare difficult,” she explains.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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