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There are times when I wish it was 2012. Not because I’m wishing my life away but because I’d love to see how today’s crop of politicians worked their way out of the worst financial crises in federal, state and local history.
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By Jerry Kremer
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2/17/11
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In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment.
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Judy Rattner
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1/26/11
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On New Jersey’s Election Day, April 20, Gov. Chris Christie wanted voters to reject school budget proposals in any districts where the unionized teachers weren’t willing to freeze their salaries for a year.
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4/30/10
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Following through on a promise to lower the preliminary budget, Rockville Centre School District administrators cut two teaching positions, trimming the proposed 2010-11 spending plan by $160,000, during the preliminary budget hearing on April 20.
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Judy Rattner
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4/28/10
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Rockville Centre school Superintendent Dr. William Johnson said there was “not a whole lot to say” about the proposed 2010-11 spending plan of $93.5 million that if adopted by the Board of Education, will go to a vote on May 18.
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4/14/10
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I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.”
Unfortunately, the …
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Al D'Amato
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4/3/10
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n remarks during the March 24 school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. William Johnson reiterated that the preliminary 2010-11 budget of $93.5 million is a "a preservation budget," meaning it keeps all programs in place this year that are operating efficiently. If adopted by the board, it will go to the public in a May 18 vote.
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Judy Rattner
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3/31/10
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As it stands now, Rockville Centre school district administrators say a proposed 2010-11 spending plan could include an increase of 3.89 percent over the voter-approved 2009-10 budget of just over $90 million.
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Judy Rattner
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3/17/10
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Jets head coach Rex Ryan, the Big Apple’s newest favorite son, gave a bunch of rowdy Dolphins fans the finger after they heckled him in a Miami bar. The Jets fined Ryan $50,000.
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Al D'Amato
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2/11/10
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By a margin of 59 to 41 percent, residents of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District defeated a proposed $31.8 million bond in a Dec. 17 vote. The measure would have financed renovations to South Side High School.
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by Judy Rattner
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12/23/09
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