Our state and local leaders deserve our praise for keeping us safe during the blizzard a week and a half ago.
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2/5/15
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Before it unveils its proposed budget for the 2015-16 school year, the Hewlett-Woodmere district announced at a board meeting on Jan. 28 that it would consider a half dozen new academic initiatives, expected to cost $472,413, for inclusion in the spending plan.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/4/15
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One thing that can be said about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech on Jan. 21 was that he didn’t shy away from most of the hard issues.
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1/29/15
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Sheldon Silver, the longtime leader of the Democratically-controlled state Assembly was arrested on several federal corruption charges on Jan. 22,according to the FBI.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/22/15
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In what many described as an unprecedented turnout by leaders of both political parties and residents representing a diverse cross-section of Long Beach, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer swore Democratic …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/7/15
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New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . .
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12/11/14
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New York’s governmental leaders took a quick trip to Israel last week to show that the state stands with Israel in its current conflict with Hamas.
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By Alex Costello
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8/20/14
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The state’s Board of Regents’ decision to delay 19 education recommendations had many parents and educators at Monday night’s forum at the Lawrence-Woodmere Academy frustrated; they said they would prefer Common Core eliminated altogether.
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By Vanessa Parker
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2/12/14
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State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is proposing legislation that would require New York’s Department of Agriculture and Markets to post all food safety violations online.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/30/13
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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, State Senate majority coalition leaders Dean Skelos and Jeffrey Klein, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver! You led while others squirmed.
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2/21/13
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