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A combined $370,000 in stolen Medicaid, food stamps and other public assistance benefits has led to the arrests of 12 people, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced on May 30. more

By Brian Croce | 6/5/13

We need balance to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'

The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis. more

12/6/12

What Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost you, the taxpayer

According to the FBI, Medicare and Medicaid fraud cost the American taxpayer over $80 billion a year. more

3/8/12

Long Beach resident among nine charged with Medicaid fraud

The Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced Friday that nine people — including a Long Beach resident — were indicted for stealing more than $282,000 in taxpayer-funded Medicaid … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 12/16/11

It’s time to get real about the deficit

The House and Senate have finally agreed on a budget deal to keep government running through the end of the fiscal year. But just when you thought the fighting was over, it’s only just begun. more

Al D'Amato | 4/21/11

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoke of the looming state budget deficit during a question-and-answer session with Herald editors on March 4.

Skelos: Don't miss chance to trim spending

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos says he is optimistic that despite the difficult choices they face, this is the year when Albany lawmakers will finally make the structural changes to the state budget needed to rein in spending. more

Judy Rattner | 3/9/11

Reforming Medicaid: 'It's a slam dunk?'

I have to admit, I’m having a problem understanding how, in just 33 working days, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Medicaid Redesign Team was able to recommend 79 cost cutting measures to save $2.3 billion in the upcoming budget. I’ll address this concern from three viewpoints.   more

Hal Peterson | 3/9/11

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

How to balance the budget: a modest proposal

Last week I attended a lecture by George Will, the columnist who proudly claims, with only a modicum of hyperbole, that he hasn’t approved of a president since Calvin Coolidge. That’s how conservative he is. more

by Randi Kreiss | 2/11/11

Vote for King in the 3rd Congressional District

This year, the choice for the 3rd Congressional District seat is an easy one: Cast your vote for the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican from Seaford. more

10/14/10

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