Throughout his campaign for county executive, Ed Mangano cited the need for reform of Nassau County's much-maligned assessment system. Seven days into his term, Mangano unveiled his plan of …
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Mike Caputo and Mike Russo
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1/13/10
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Throughout his campaign, County Executive Ed Mangano cited the need for reform of Nassau's maligned assessment system. Seven days into his term, Mangano unveiled his plan of action.
"We want to …
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Mike Caputo and Mike Russo
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1/7/10
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts.
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12/24/09
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The Nassau County Legislature is on the verge of repealing the controversial energy tax, which adds 2.5 percent to the cost of electricity, natural gas, home heating oil, propane and firewood. Most Republican candidates vowed during their election campaigns that they would eliminate this tax if they won.
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12/17/09
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It is at last official: Republican Ed Mangano of Bethpage, a 14-year Nassau County legislator, is our new county executive, having defeated two-term Executive Tom Suozzi by the slimmest of margins.
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12/10/09
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Throughout the long, at times agonizing health reform debate, conservatives and insurance-industry lobbyists have argued that we don’t need a public insurance plan to compete with private insurers.
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Scott Brinton
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11/26/09
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As it turns out, we have a new Nassau County executive. Democrat Thomas Suozzi conceded defeat to Republican challenger Ed Mangano last week. Suozzi lost by a mere 386 votes.
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Scott Brinton
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11/19/09
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For those of you who didn’t vote in last week’s election — and based on the numbers, that includes far too many of you — tsk tsk. You owe your neighbors and fellow taxpayers who did vote a thank-you for saving you from the status quo.
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Al D'Amato
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11/12/09
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As of Monday, Thomas Suozzi, Democrat from Glen Cove, was still the county executive. He apparently squeaked by in last week’s election. With 235,985 votes cast, Suozzi was a mere 237 votes ahead of Republican challenger Ed Mangano, a 14-year county legislator. The big question is, what the heck happened to Suozzi?
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Scott Brinton
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11/12/09
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Q. We want to add a floor to our one-story home, and also want a den addition. Will our taxes go up a lot? We know they’ll increase, but we’re concerned they’ll be too high for us to do the addition.
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Monte Leeper
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10/8/09
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