Are you looking for FIPS or GeoID codes to match against NY SWIS codes?

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You can find them in this shapefile here: http://gis.ny.gov/gisdata/inventories/details.cfm?DSID=927 or using the state’s ArcMap server: https://gisservices.its.ny.gov/arcgis/rest/services/NYS_Civil_Boundaries/FeatureServer/6

The relevant fields as SWIS and FIPS_CODE, the later which is the GeoID used by the Census bureau.

To link state tax data to that file, you may need to zero the last two digits of SWIS codes with code like this in R or your favorite language: taxroll$swis <- gsub('.{2}$','00', taxroll$swis)

NPR

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Why the link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw : NPR

Scientists know that warm weather is a key ingredient in tornadoes and that climate change is altering the environment in which these kinds of storms form. But they can't directly connect those dots, as the research into the link between climate and tornadoes still lags behind that of other extreme weather events such as hurricanes and wildfire.

That's at least in part due to a lack of data — even though the U.S. leads the world in tornadoes, averaging about 1,200 a year.

Fed Could Raise Rates 3 Times in 2022 and Speeds End of Bond-Buying – The New York Times

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Fed Could Raise Rates 3 Times in 2022 and Speeds End of Bond-Buying – The New York Times

Federal Reserve policymakers moved into inflation-fighting mode on Wednesday, saying they would cut back more quickly on their pandemic-era stimulus at a moment of rising prices and strong economic growth, capping a challenging year with a policy shift that could usher in higher interest rates in 2022.

The central bank’s policy statement set up a more rapid end to the monthly bond-buying program that the Fed has been using throughout the pandemic to keep money chugging through markets and to bolster growth. A fresh set of economic projections released on Wednesday showed that officials expect to raise interest rates, which are now set near-zero, three times next year.

“Economic developments and changes in the outlook warrant this evolution,” Jerome H. Powell, the Fed chair, said of the decision to pull back on bond purchases more quickly.