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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.
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Jerry Kremer
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10/7/10
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Sen. Charles Schumer's office has estimated that if school funding provided by new federal legislation were to be distributed equally in accordance with Governor Paterson's suggested aid-reduction strategy, Hewlett-Woodmere could receive as much as $307,000. However, the state has yet to release the actual funding formula — meaning that the estimate, for now, is just that. Both the Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school districts are unsure of how, exactly, the legislation will affect them.
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Lori Gross
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8/18/10
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As local school districts grapple with a sour economy, ever-increasing costs and reductions in state aid, there was some good news on Tuesday, when the U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing legislation that will provide more Medicaid funding to the states.
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By JEFF BESSEN
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8/11/10
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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 …
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Jerry Kremer
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7/14/10
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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 …
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Al D'Amato
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7/7/10
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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.
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Jerry Kremer
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5/28/10
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Despite an aggressive campaign by three challengers who were seeking to create a more diverse Lawrence school board to reflect the makeup of the school district, the incumbents were overwhelmingly …
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Lori Gross
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5/20/10
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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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District 14 voters overwhelmingly approved the proposed Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools budget proposal, as well as a proposition to establish a Capital Reserve Fund for technology projects, on …
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Andrew Coen
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5/19/10
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District 15 voters approved the proposed Lawrence Public Schools budget on Tuesday and re-elected all three incumbents to the school board.
The $94.1 …
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Andrew Coen and Lori Gross
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5/12/10
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