A broad cross-section of religious leaders, including Bishop
William Murphy, Cardinal Edward Egan and all of New York
State’s diocesan Catholic bishops, have written Gov. Eliot
Spitzer urging him to include a tuition tax deduction in the
state budget for parents of children in private or parochial
schools.
“As leaders of communities of faith representing,
collectively, millions of New Yorkers” throughout the state,
the group of Jewish, Protestant and Catholic clergy wrote,
“we pray that you see to it that the tuition tax deduction
you proposed is, in fact, included in the final state
budget.”
Passage of the proposed $1,000 tuition tax deduction “will
help open up educational opportunities for New Yorkers in
need,” the letter states. “We are shocked that anyone could,
or would, oppose this modest program aimed at providing
real, tangible relief to struggling families. That the
public school teachers’ lobbyists and the legislators
beholden to them are working to derail this program forces
us to act — and to speak up.”
“We urge you,” the group implored the governor, “to stand
firmly with the families of New York State.”
(Click below to read the complete letter and the list of
signatories)
Governor_Spitzer_Letter.pdf
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