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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.
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3/28/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and many state legislators, view 2011’s tax cap law as one of the crowning achievements of this administration.
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3/28/13
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Months after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc and left behind heartache on Long Island, many Nassau and Suffolk County residents who suffered little, if any, damage in the storm are still going to be hit hard in the coming months — in their pocketbooks, with higher taxes.
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3/21/13
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There is absolutely no question that there is something fishy about Jack Lew being named secretary of the Treasury. In fact, I believe it reeks of corruption.
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3/7/13
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As expected, the Baldwin school board last week unanimously adopted a budget proposal for 2013-14. The plan was hashed out during a series of public meetings and work sessions over the last few months, and includes a 7 percent tax levy increase.
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By Chris Connolly
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3/7/13
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Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together?
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2/28/13
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The Baldwin Union Free School District plans to increase its budget by a little more than $1 million in 2013-14. But this relatively small rise would usher in a sequence of cuts and reductions that would reverberate across the school system. As many as 15 teaching jobs may be eliminated next year, as well as beloved programs such the 80-year-old tradition of Sportsnite.
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By Chris Connolly
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2/20/13
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New York state school districts are entering the second budget season under the state’s tax cap, which limits how much schools can increase property taxes each year.
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2/14/13
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A fast-paced Board of Education budget work
session, held last week in the Baldwin High School auditorium, explored the first third of a proposed 2013-14 spending plan for Baldwin schools. Narrated by Ed Cullen, assistant superintendent for business, the presentation encompassed 23 percent of the total proposed budget, and covered administrative and capital expenses, which account for 10 and 13 percent of expenditures, respectively.
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By Chris Connolly
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2/13/13
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Baldwin’s school board voted last week to pierce the New York state tax cap of 3.14 percent in its budget proposal next month. The board will present a spending plan that would increase taxes on the average Baldwin home by 7 percent. A 60 percent “supermajority” of voters will have to approve for the budget to pass.
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By Chris Connolly
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2/6/13
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