Your future-- or even just the future in general-- can be a scary subject to think about. Your financial future can seem like a nightmare, especially if you are just getting out of college or are at …
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By John Fennell,
First Senior Vice President, Director of Retail Banking
New York Community Bank
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8/10/17
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President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.
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6/1/17
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The results are in the Sewanhaka, Franklin Square, and Elmont School Districts.
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5/17/17
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Crafting a school budget that respects both students and taxpayers is a high-wire act these days. With demand growing for new, cutting-edge technologies in the classroom, pressure to increase spending is mounting, seemingly by the year. At the same time, many homeowners say they’ve had enough of high property taxes. They need a break.
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5/15/17
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Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . .
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3/30/17
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The Nassau Inter-County Express is short nearly $7 million of its total $130 million budget for 2017-18, so at least 10 bus routes must be cut and service must be reduced on several others, unless lawmakers can find the money from other sources. The cuts could take effect in April and affect 5,400 riders, according to NICE officials.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/8/17
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House Speaker Paul Ryan said earlier this month that Republicans would move to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, part of a broader effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, much to the chagrin of pro-choice advocates.
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1/26/17
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The Nassau County Police Department is transferring Sgt. Edward Grim -- the 5th Precinct's Problem Oriented Policing officer -- to assume other duties elsewhere.That has Elmont residents concerned and angry.
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By Vanessa Parker
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1/19/17
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Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night.
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By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/21/16
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