State Stalemate Is Taxing on N.Y. Actors

Backstage: "A stimulus package for actors. That's how supporters characterize New York's city and state tax credits for film and TV production. To listen to advocates, the programs have done so much good that politicians wouldn't dare do anything but expand them, for fear of crumbling the entire local economy. And evidence indicates that weakening the programs could affect New York actors and their neighbors in a less-than-positive way. Yet it appears that politicians may be on the verge of doing just that."