Paul Ryan is Tim Tebow. Ryan is who you want on the field as a strong second to the president. He’ll make all the big plays when called upon.
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8/16/12
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The re-vote on Elmont's school budget on Tuesday, June 19, was 2,249 YES, and 1,352 NO. The yes votes were 62.455 percent of the total.
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6/19/12
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Although the Elmont Union Free School District Board of Education sliced nearly $1 million from its originally proposed 2012-13 budget — which failed to get the required 60 percent approval from …
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By Julie Mansmann
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6/18/12
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School spending plans passed at a high rate on Long Island and throughout New York state last week, ending the first budget season in which districts were limited by the state’s new tax levy cap.
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5/24/12
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Elmont school budget received 56.7 percent of the vote in May 15's vote, but that was not enough to pass. Franklin Square and Sewanhaka school budgets did pass.
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5/15/12
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Compared with most New York state school districts, the Elmont Union Free district’s spending plan for 2012-13, unveiled by the Board of Education on April 17, represents higher stakes for the community’s schools. The district is one of only three in Nassau County — along with Floral Park-Bellerose and Island Park — to exceed its allowable tax levy increase for next year’s budget.
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By Jackie Nash
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5/1/12
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education voted unanimously on March 27 to approve the district’s 2012-13 of $167.03 million — a 2.94 percent increase over its current budget, $163.97 million.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/10/12
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Last week, state leaders approved a $132.6 billion budget for 2012-13 that includes funding and a study for the redevelopment of Belmont Park. For many local residents, who've been urging development there for years, the announcement was considered a bout of luck.
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By Jackie Nash
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4/2/12
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The Sewanhaka Central High School District Board of Education held its first 2012-13 budget workshop in February, unveiling three spending scenarios and stressing that the budget would likely exceed the 2 percent tax levy cap in order to avoid more than $3 million in cuts. Since that time, the board was notified that it would receive an unanticipated, additional $1 million in state and special education aid from prior school years, bringing the projected the tax levy increase for 2012-13 down, from 4.64 percent to roughly 4 percent.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/20/12
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Local school districts have been working diligently over the past several months to develop budget proposals for 2012-13. The process has been complicated by spikes in mandated health care and pension costs as well as other mandates, most notably the state’s new 2 percent tax levy cap.
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By Jackie Nash
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3/20/12
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