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Merrick School District PTAs are planning to attend a rally in Mineola on Monday to protest County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to eliminate the county’s guarantee that it will pay refunds on property-tax challenges. The county executive would instead like school districts and towns to pay the refunds.

School districts plan rally against Mangano tax plan

To help close the more than $300 million budget deficit that Nassau now faces, County Executive Ed Mangano’s recently proposed budget includes a proposal to end the county’s “guarantee” that it will pay refunds owed when homeowners successfully challenge their tax assessments. more

David Weingrad | 10/15/10

Taxes too high? Look to the schools

These days almost everybody has a complaint about the government. In Washington it’s about health care, taxes, over-regulation and bailouts. Here at home the complaints deal with the economy and real estate taxes, but mostly taxes. more

Jerry Kremer | 10/7/10

The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

Nassau County, who’s watching out for us?

When County Executive Ed Mangano took office in January, he knew his plate was full. What he didn’t know was just how bad the situation was. Nassau County’s 2011 budget currently has a gap … more

Al D'Amato | 7/7/10

Can voters’ anger lead to real change?

Last week, 92 percent of Long Island school budgets won public approval. Aware of the public’s anger over rising taxes, most districts held their growth down to between 2 and 4 percent. Thankfully, the voters didn’t punish the children. more

Jerry Kremer | 5/28/10

When will the unions wake up?

Once again, New York state’s two biggest enemies — the ravenous unions and the legislators who are afraid to vote against them — have reared their ugly heads. Love him or hate him, let’s give our lame duck governor, David Paterson, credit for taking a stand. more

Al D'Amato | 5/20/10

Superintendent Louis DeAngelo went over the final vote results with school board President Brian O'Flaherty.

Voters approve East Meadow school, library budgets

District voters supported the proposed budgets for East Meadow schools and the public library on Tuesday, while the Board of Education saw sweeping changes. The $178 million school … more

Mike Caputo | 5/19/10

East Meadow school budget passes

Voters approved the proposed $178 million East Meadow School District budget on Tuesday. In official results late Tuesday night, there were 2,389 votes in favor of the budget, and 1,573 were opposed. Expenses are to rise by 1.7 percent, while the tax levy is anticipated to increase by 1.3 percent. more

Mike Caputo | 5/18/10

Support the E.M. library spending plan

The East Meadow Public Library, led by its dynamic staff and an active Board of Trustees, works diligently to offer world-class programs and services to district residents. Though … more

5/12/10

East Meadow School District's budget proposal preserves all academic and co-curricular programs.

An overview of the East Meadow school, library budgets

The voters head to the booths on Tuesday at their local elementary schools to decide on this year's budget proposals for the East Meadow School District and the East Meadow Public Library.East Meadow … more

Mike Caputo | 5/12/10

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