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The villages of East Rockaway and Lynbrook have already voted in local laws to override the state’s new tax levy cap. Pictured at the seminar were, from left, East Rockaway Village Trustees Ed Corrado and Deputy Mayor Bruno Romano, and Lynbrook Trustee Hilary Becker.

The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot topic of … more

By Brian Croce bcroce@liherald.com | 1/18/12

Members of the Malverne Village Board were among the 45 Long Island villages represented at the seminar held at LaMarmite Restaurant in Williston Park. Pictured from left were Trustee Mike Bailey, Deputy Mayor Joe Hennessy, Mayor Patricia McDonald and Trustee Patricia Canzoneri-Callahan.

Taxes a hot topic with county officials

The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot … more

By Brian Croce | 1/18/12

Malverne delves into budget season early

If you thought school budgets were complicated and tedious before the state passed a property tax cap, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise — they’re about to get much worse. In … more

Lee Landor | 11/23/11

The governor is juggling hot potatoes

It wasn’t that long ago when then Secretary of State Colin Powell, speaking about the war in Iraq, repeated that old expression, “If you break it, you own it.” As Gov. Andrew Cuomo enters his second year in office, he will have to deal with the responsibility of owning a large number of state issues. more

10/27/11

Time to pay the piper

Whether it’s Washington, D.C., or Albany, taxpayers are sending a message loud and clear. They want the cost of government reduced, and they want their taxes to go down. more

7/21/11

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the tax cap law in Lynbrook. He was surrounded by, from left, Sens. Kemp Hannon, Charles Fuschillo, Dean Skelos and Lee Zeldin.

New York passes historic property tax cap

This one was never in doubt. Legislation that will put a cap on property tax levies passed by a 57-to-5 margin in the State Senate before it made it through the Assembly and was signed into law by … more

By Fran Berkman and Lee Landor | 7/6/11

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

By Mary Malloy and Brianna Isabel Barbieri | 6/30/11

What should schools cut if a tax cap passes?

Seventh-grade sports might have to be eliminated. The nine-period day might be reduced to eight. And teachers might have to be let go. After that, no one’s sure what might happen, but school districts will have to keep cutting. more

Scott Brinton | 6/2/11

N.Y. shouldn’t follow California’s lead

Politicians are normal people. They like to be with winners, and want badly to blend in with the crowd. That may be the reason why New York state’s elected officials wind up supporting things like tax caps: They sound sexy and are appealing to today’s voters. more

By Jerry Kremer | 4/14/11

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

by Al D'Amato | 2/11/11

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