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Bill Schoolman, owner of Hampton Luxury Liners, talked to East Meadow Chamber of Commerce members about his lawsuit against the state for the MTA payroll tax it imposed on businesses last year.

East Meadow Chamber joins fight against MTA payroll tax

Some local business owners are drawing the line. The Metropolitan Commuter Transportation Mobility Tax, known as the MTA payroll tax, has become a bone of contention among business … more

Mike Caputo | 7/21/10

Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.

Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly

Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants. more

Sari Zeidler | 6/29/10

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, third from left, met on Friday with veterans, from left, Tom Riordan, Frank Colon Jr. and Vincent Montera to discuss a new property-tax exemption for veterans.

Legislator fighting for veterans tax exemption

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg is pushing for a 15 percent property-tax exemption for all veterans who served during the Cold War Era -- the period between the end of World War II and Nov. 9, 1989, when the Berlin Wall fell. more

Scott Brinton | 5/28/10

We say audit the MTA

Only a year ago, the New York State Legislature was wrangling behind closed doors over a deal to bail out the fiscally troubled Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The agreement, which imposed a commuter payroll tax on counties served by the MTA, including Nassau County, was supposed to put the authority on a sound financial footing. more

3/26/10

The Assembly chamber was abuzz on Monday, despite entertaining only 18 bills on the afternoon schedule. Budget talks soon followed as lawmakers are required to pass a state spending plan by April 1.

A tale from East Meadow to Albany

Eight days remained until the April 1 budget deadline as state lawmakers pulled into their parking spaces on Monday in Albany. Except for hustling staffers and a smattering of … more

Mike Caputo | 3/24/10

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