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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano recently asked the State Legislature for authorization to borrow at least $41 million in order to pay property tax settlements without the approval of either the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, which currently controls the county’s finances, or the County Legislature.
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6/7/12
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In case you haven’t been paying attention, something big has been stolen right out from under our noses.
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5/17/12
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Nassau County Attorney John Ciampoli is alleging criminal misconduct by the nine members of the County Legislature’s Democratic caucus, and has asked District Attorney Kathleen Rice to look into the matter. Democrats, meanwhile, say Ciampoli is playing a dangerous game of partisan politics to cover up county borrowing to fill multi-million-dollar budget gaps.
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By David Weingrad
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5/3/12
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Last week, Mitt Romney’s biggest hurdle to securing the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Rick Santorum, officially suspended his presidential campaign.
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4/19/12
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On March 19, a panel of federal judges finally ended the bitter fight between the state’s Democratic and Republican leaders over new congressional lines.
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3/29/12
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Sometime beginning in the late 1960s and to a greater extent every decade since, people turned from a confidence in absolute truths to a feeling that anyone’s beliefs and views were just as true as anyone else’s.
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2/23/12
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Whether due to a fear of on-field consequences or simply their professionalism, the Giants kept the showboating to a minimum during the Super Bowl.
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2/16/12
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2012 will be a challenging year for any columnist who takes his or her job seriously.
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1/12/12
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Economic strength comes from a functional democracy. But when that democracy fails to act in the best interests of the people, we can expect chaos. Look at Western Europe — Greece, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
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12/1/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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