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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Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District officials this year kept the budget not only within the state-mandated tax-levy cap, but well under it, at 2.98 percent.
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5/12/17
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The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District recently received a bigger-than-expected state aid increase, so officials say they will give back the extra funds to local property owners by reducing taxes in 2017-18, though it was unclear by how much.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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4/28/17
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County Comptroller George Maragos reported on Monday that Nassau County is likely to end the year with a $38 million surplus in primary operating funds, although the surplus includes money the county borrowed.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/27/17
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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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Although the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, after much wrangling with the county, approved the Legislature’s and County Executive Ed Mangano’s 2017 budget in December, it is now searching for a consultant to identify potential cuts in 2018.
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By Melissa Koenig
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2/1/17
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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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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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