Is Hillary Clinton trying to take a page from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s playbook? Let’s take a look at her record as a senator, and you’ll see that she is anything but progressive . . .
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6/25/15
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New York state’s tax cap on school districts and local municipalities is set to expire next year, but the State Legislature could, before this year’s session ends later this month, vote to extend it. We would like to see . . .
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6/4/15
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Voters overwhelmingly approved budgets in Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown on May 19, and a pair of new Board of Education trustees were elected.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/19/15
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An expansion of technology at the Levittown Public Library is a major initiative in its proposed 2015-16 budget, which will be on ballot along with the school budget vote on May 19.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/13/15
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Wantagh and Seaford residents will have their say on Tuesday on more than $340 million worth of spending in three local districts for the 2015-16 school year.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Laura Schofer
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5/13/15
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Voters, by better than a 2-to-1 margin, approved the Wantagh Public Library’s $2.47 million spending plan on April 28.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/6/15
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More books, more electronic books and the creation of a Family Place Library are among the initiatives being funded in Wantagh’s proposed $2.47 million budget, which is up for a vote next week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/23/15
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The Wantagh School District will maintain all programs next year, and will do so without collecting a dollar more from the public.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/22/15
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For weeks New Yorkers heard rumors that when the state’s budget battles finally ended, teacher performance would be measured more effectively, elected officials would be held to higher ethical standards . . .
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4/9/15
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At first blush, it may seem like the 2015-16 state budget doesn’t include much for Long Island. But thanks to Sen. Dean Skelos, Long Island will be getting about $1.1 billion for infrastructure in the coming year.
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By Alex Costello
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4/8/15
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