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Cuomo, left was joined by Assemblyman Brian Curran and Sen. Dean Skelos at the signing of the law during a press conference in Lynbrook.
Governor puts property tax cap into law
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signed New York's first property tax cap in Lynbrook today, at the home of James and Janet Gannon. “For decades, taxpayers across New York state have been burdened … more
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Al D'Amato
Pension reform is crucial to Albany’s legislative agenda
Before the fireworks are launched on the Fourth of July, Governor Cuomo and our leaders in Albany hope to have this year’s legislative session wrapped up. Still on the table are some very pressing issues, including the property tax cap, ethics reform and gay marriage. more
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Al D'Amato
It’s time to stop pensions for crooks!
Two weeks after former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to prison for his role in a “pay-to-play” scheme, Governor Cuomo proposed “Hevesi’s Law,” aimed at keeping future state employees from collecting pensions if they’re convicted of an abuse of power. more
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Dean Skelos: the makings of a legend?
Long Island’s history books have recorded the fact that our bicounty area has been blessed by many great political names, each of whom exercised great political clout in Washington, Albany and Mineola. more
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Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke of the looming state budget deficit during a question-and-answer session with Herald editors on March 4.
Skelos: Don't miss chance to trim spending
State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending. more
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The Elmont Spartan championship team celebrates with Sen. Martins on the floor of the Marck Arena after beating Baldwin.
Bets were won, bets were lost
Sen. Jack Martins (R-Elmont) challenged his Nassau County Senate colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and Sen. Chuck Fuschillo, last week to a lunch bet on who would win the Nassau Class AA boys’ basketball championship game at Hofstra, which ended in an Elmont Spartans victory over No. 1 Baldwin Bruins. more
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Cuomo and Skelos get it right
On Feb. 1, Governor Cuomo delivered his first budget address. It was a no-holds-barred speech in which he admitted that years of dysfunction and mismanagement has driven our state into “functional bankruptcy.” more
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Taxpayers, whose side are you on?
It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction. more
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Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos
Senate OKs job tax credit, 2% state spending cap
In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment. more
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Sen. Dean Skelos, second from right, was sworn in as majority leader on the floor of the New York State Senate on Jan. 4, as his father, Basil, left, and son, Adam, watched. With his wife, Gail, holding the bible, Associate Justice Peter B. Skelos, Dean’s brother, administered the oath of office.
Skelos takes office
Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — last week. more
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