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In an effort to curb rising costs for tax refunds, Valley Stream officials are looking to settle property assessment challenges quickly with commercial property owners.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/19/11
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James Mulva, chief executive officer of the U.S.’s third-largest oil company, ConocoPhillips, fired off a news release one day before a May 12 congressional hearing to discuss –– not to decide –– whether Big Oil should pay its fair share of federal taxes. In it, Mulva had the audacity to state that charging oil companies more in taxes would be “un-American.”
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Scott Brinton
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5/19/11
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Two weeks after former New York State Comptroller Alan Hevesi was sentenced to prison for his role in a “pay-to-play” scheme, Governor Cuomo proposed “Hevesi’s Law,” aimed at keeping future state employees from collecting pensions if they’re convicted of an abuse of power.
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Al D'Amato
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5/5/11
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Politicians are normal people. They like to be with winners, and want badly to blend in with the crowd. That may be the reason why New York state’s elected officials wind up supporting things like tax caps: They sound sexy and are appealing to today’s voters.
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By Jerry Kremer
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4/14/11
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As Americans, we take great pride in the companies that call the U.S. home and choose to have their headquarters here. Companies that have been around forever, like GE, General Motors, Microsoft and Cisco, are American staples.
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Al D'Amato
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4/7/11
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Long Island’s history books have recorded the fact that our bicounty area has been blessed by many great political names, each of whom exercised great political clout in Washington, Albany and Mineola.
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By Jerry Kremer
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3/31/11
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Would you be willing to pay $4 a month more in property taxes to help shield the poor and neediest of your neighbors from the harshest of cuts to county services that are their lifeline?
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3/31/11
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This is in response to “Legislators Listen to the Community,” March 17-23. Nobody wants more taxes, especially the wealthy who lobby our elected officials with fury. And the rich have gotten everything they’ve asked for.
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3/24/11
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With the District 24 Board of Education set to adopt the proposed 2011-12 budget next week, school officials are touting the plan saying that it maintains programs while keeping the tax increase to a minimum.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/16/11
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It is time for leaders to take strong, firm stances. That goes for lawmakers in Washington and Albany, our county, town and village representatives and the elected members of our own boards of education.
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3/3/11
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