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New York is joining three other states to file a federal lawsuit to retain local and state tax write-offs, officials said Tuesday.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters on a conference call that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland will argue that the federal government trampled states’ rights in an attempt to punish blue states by enacting tax reform that capped state and local deductions at $10,000.

The new federal tax code change could boost local property taxes by 30 percent and have a ripple effect on the real estate market, property values and schools, Cuomo said.

Since the outcome of the legal battle will affect tax filings next April, the states are seeking expedited action and a declaratory judgment stating that the elimination of the deductions was unconstitutional.

The states will argue in Manhattan federal court that a $10,000 limit on state and local write-offs was arbitrary and aimed at crippling states that did not support President Trump. It goes against what the country’s founding fathers stood for, Cuomo said.

“They did not intend for the federal government to manipulate or retaliate against states,” he said, while slapping Trump for siding with Vladimir Putin over US intelligence agencies in Helsinki on Monday. “It is un-American, like what the president did yesterday.”

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