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Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent.
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1/31/13
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Unless I hear some credible dissenting voices, I’m going to vote for 2012 as one of the worst years in recent history.
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1/3/13
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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us.
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12/20/12
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For years, the political atmosphere surrounding our State Senate could only be described as puzzling. New Yorkers have seen coups, broken promises and plenty of corruption.
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12/13/12
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The two candidates revealed stark differences when it came to their stance on how Long Beach should address a projected deficit of nearly $10 million.
Harvey Weisenberg said that he has worked …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/26/12
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The Nassau County Legislature's majority leader, Peter Schmitt, a Republican from Massapequa, died at 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 3 after suffering a heart attack, sources said.
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By Alex Costello
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10/3/12
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To the Editor:
Upon taking office in January, our administration inherited an unprecedented $10 million deficit. Since then, we declared a fiscal crisis and began a thorough and …
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9/20/12
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To the Editor:
I have read City Manager Jack Schnirman’s recent letter addressed to me regarding the City of Long Beach’s ongoing financial problems and I continue to be troubled by his …
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9/20/12
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Four months after state lawmakers killed a measure that would have allowed the city of Long Beach to issue up to $15 million in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years, city …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/19/12
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State lawmakers passed legislation last week that would give the Town of Hempstead and the City of Long Beach the ability to reduce speed limits on certain residential streets to less than 30 miles per hour.
The measure was granted the same week that a 14-year-old student at Long Beach Middle student was struck by an SUV on Lido Boulevard.
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By Vanessa Canner
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6/27/12
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