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Senecas threaten to collect Thruway tolls  

Jump to full article: Binghamton (NY) Press & Sun-Bulletin, 2009-01-13
Author: Joseph Spector • Albany Bureau

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The Seneca Indian Nation is threatening to collect its own tolls on a western New York section of the state Thruway in protest the state's efforts to collect taxes on cigarettes sold on Indian reservations.

Seneca Nation President Barry Snyder said Tuesday that the nation plans to design a "system for the nation to collect tolls on the New York State Thruway" in Irving, Chautauqua County and charge the state $2 per car.

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