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Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more

3/22/19

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at a Long Island Association-sponsored rally at SUNY Old Westbury on Thursday to call for a permanent property tax levy cap and reduced state taxes for the middle class.

Cuomo touts tax measures at SUNY Old Westbury rally

With a host of Long Island Democratic politicos and two busloads of older adults from Rockville Centre’s Sandel Senior Center seated before him, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared at SUNY Old Westbury on … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/1/19

Be a part of the school budget process

It’s school budget season, and as districts begin laying out their 2019-20 spending plans, it’s a critical time for residents to attend Board of Education meetings. more

2/7/19

Let the reassessment process play out

Nassau County is now in the thick of its first property-tax reassessment in nearly a decade. As a result of this arduous process, 200,720 of the county’s 386,000 homes are tentatively slated to pay more in property taxes . . . more

12/20/18

I’m committed to fixing Nassau’s tax-assessment system

Recently, I gave the order to post online tax-impact notices using last year’s tax levy and the new assessed market values for property owners across Nassau County. Throughout my first 11 months in office . . . more

By Laura Curran | 12/7/18

The formula used to calculate tax levy limits. Revisions in Oceanside’s 2015-16 tax levy and payments in lieu of taxes have changed projections for the 2016-17 tax levy.

O’side district taxes to increase slightly

A change in the way the Long Island Power Authority is counted on the tax rolls means that the Oceanside school district will have a smaller tax levy this year and in 2016-17 than originally … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/9/16

The formula used to determine tax levy increase limits. Since the allowable tax levy growth, which is tied to the Consumer Price Index, is at .12 percent, school districts will have to find other ways to fund budget increases.

Tax cap to limit school budgets

School districts are feeling squeezed by this year’s tax cap. Since 2012, the state tax cap has limited municipal tax increases to approximately 2 percent or the rate of inflation — … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 1/27/16

It’s time to restore full state aid to schools

In his State of the State address on Jan. 13, Gov. Andrew Cuomo promised to end the Gap Elimination Adjustment that school districts across the state have been subject to by 2017-18. That’s a major step in the right direction, but . . . more

1/21/16

State should extend the tax cap

New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . . more

6/4/15

Get involved in school budgeting

The average homeowner in Nassau County typically spends 60 to 65 percent of his or her local taxes on schools. Don’t you want to know how your money is being spent? more

3/27/14

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