As news slowly leaks from billionaire Tom Golisano's Responsible New York political committee, it appears likely that David Nachbar will be one of the candidates receiving Golisano's help. Nachbar is challenging Republican incumbent Jim Alesi in State Senate District 55, which overlaps part of the Northern 29th district.
Golisano will probably also endorse other area Democratic challengers, including Rick Dollinger in SD-56.
Well-funded challengers in lower-tier races means more interest. This is probably good for Eric Massa, if you believe the conventional wisdom that more turnout means more Democrats at the polls.
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Not sure where your information comes from, but Democrats, who are influenced by teachers' unions, would be the last to try and reform property taxes. Can't afford to kill the golden goose.
Correction - I know where you are getting the info from, just wonder about the unnamed source.
I wonder about the rumors, too, but this is the second time that Dollinger and Nachbar have been mentioned, so I'm guessing Golisano is going to back them.
As for the teachers' unions, it's not just the unions. Parents also demand a huge range of services from local districts, and town residents expect a great deal of service from their town governments. The status quo on property taxes will be politically difficult to change.
Teachers have no more interest in high local property taxes than anyone else. State and federal funding is far more attractive.