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Cuomo is focused on the right issue: tax relief

Friends, the state of our county is good. Our unemployment rate is at 5.1 percent, the lowest in the state. Thanks to the combined efforts of the governor, our county executive and local officials . . . more

1/16/14

My new tax bill is through the roof

School tax rates have gone up an average of almost 20 percent over the past two years, well over the state-mandated 2 percent tax cap. more

10/24/13

In the fight against bureaucracy, the taxpayer wins

Last week, taxpayers across Long Island voted on their school districts’ proposed budgets. There are 124 school districts across Long Island, and 95 percent of their spending plans passed. more

5/31/13

Mom was right: School makes you smarter

There has long been a terrible assumption about school success: It largely depends on the genetic code with which you were born. more

4/18/13

Valley Stream board breaks tax cap, approves budget

Taxes for village homeowners will rise about $100 next year under the budget approved by the Valley Stream Board of Trustees on Monday night. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/17/13

A public hearing on Valley Stream's proposed 2013-14 budget will be held at Village Hall on April 15.

Valley Stream plans to exceed tax cap

Valley Stream’s Board of Trustees has been working on the 2013-14 village budget for several weeks now, and the public will finally get to see the proposed spending plan this Monday night. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/11/13

School board: a way to give back

You’ve probably been reading a lot lately about your local school district’s proposed budget for next year. more

4/4/13

The budget's on time. That's the good news.

Within a few days after you read this, New York state will have a new budget. It will mark the earliest budget passage in the past 30 years. more

3/28/13

Cutting the fat . . . and the meat, and the bone

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration. more

3/28/13

High School District Board of Education President Tony Iadevaio called on state lawmakers to relieve some of the pressure on districts.

Valley Stream schools to state: Help us out

About $300 million in additional state aid is expected to make its way to New York’s school when the state Legislature approves a budget later this month, possibly this week. At least some of that should trickle down to Valley Stream’s four districts. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/20/13

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