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On May 12, eight days after turning himself in on federal corruption charges, Dean Skelos stepped down as majority leader of the State Senate. more

5/28/15

The state budget: some good, some bad

For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . . more

4/9/15

Step two out of three for property tax relief

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal for a “circuit breaker” tax credit program for people who pay more than 6 percent of their income in property taxes is the second of three essential steps for real property tax relief. more

3/20/15

Baldwin administrators are proposing a $124.4 million 2015-16 budget and plan to stay within the district’s maximum allowable tax levy.

A first look at Baldwin budget

Baldwin residents, although not many, got their first peek at the school district’s proposed 2015-16 budget last week, at the first of three scheduled work sessions this month. more

By Brian Croce | 2/12/15

In this corner, the governor. In the other, the teachers.

The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it. more

1/22/15

Mr. Suozzi, the State Senate's in good hands, thanks

We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010. more

7/30/14

Don't believe the hype — New York is a moderate state

At every turn, it appears that our state is being pushed further and further to the left. more

7/2/14

Library budget needs a simple majority to pass

The role of libraries are changing as more people look to download books and online resources, but that’s not the only way the Baldwin Public Library is looking to modernize under its 2014-15 proposed budget. more

By Brian Croce | 5/14/14

Our taxes are sky-high, but the tax cap will help

I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . . more

5/1/14

The Baldwin Board of Education held a special meeting on April 8 to discuss new developments in the budget planning process. Superintendent James Scannell, center, unveiled a new spending plan that stays within the district’s tax levy cap.

Baldwin schools stay within cap

On the same day the baseball season kicked off for most big league clubs, state lawmakers threw a curveball of their own to school administrators and boards of education preparing to pierce the property tax levy cap. more

By Brian Croce | 4/16/14

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