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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.
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Al D'Amato
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5/20/10
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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The East Rockaway Village Board unanimously adopted its 2010-11 village budget of $8.9 million on April 19. The spending plan contains a 1.6 percent increase over the current budget and a 5.43 percent tax levy increase. The average homeowner will pay an extra $110 in taxes.
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4/28/10
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“Trust me, this weighs heavy on my mind.”
That was East Rockaway Trustee Irene Villacci’s thought on the village’s tentative $8.9 million 2010-11 budget — and in particular its near 7 percent tax levy increase — which the village unveiled at Monday’s board meeting. Officials vowed to pare down the tax levy over the next two weeks, with the final budget due by April 30. As it stands, the average homeowner would pay an additional $170 in village taxes.
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Anthony Bottan
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4/14/10
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A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are.
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4/8/10
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Anyone can have a change of heart and mind. Just after the health care reform bill passed last week, I realized the critics were right: Why should we provide insurance for 30 million uninsured …
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Randi Kreiss
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4/3/10
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The East Rockaway School District still has one more budget hearing before its Board of Education votes to adopt the 2010-11 spending plan, but as of now, it contains a 2.19 percent budget increase from the current year's plan with a tax levy increase in the range of 2.76 to 4.76 percent. School officials said that since the state has not finalized its budget, state aid numbers can change, and that can change the tax levy.
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Anthony Bottan
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3/24/10
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The New York Times nailed Gov. David Paterson last week in an alleged abuse-of-power case, so much so that he was forced to drop out of the 2010 gubernatorial race. Yet there was Paterson, in typical fashion, denying culpability.
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Scott Brinton
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3/10/10
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The East Rockaway school district stands to lose more than $500,000 in state aid for the 2010-11 school year if Gov. David Paterson’s proposed statewide cuts to close a burgeoning state deficit become a reality.
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Anthony Bottan
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2/24/10
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Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Big Apple’s newest favorite son, gave a bunch of rowdy Dolphins fans the finger after they heckled him in a Miami bar. The Jets fined Ryan $50,000.
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Al D'Amato
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2/11/10
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