Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent proposal for a “circuit breaker” tax credit program for people who pay more than 6 percent of their income in property taxes is the second of three essential steps for real property tax relief.
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3/20/15
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Island Park schools announced the proposed tax levy — $31.8 million — for the 2015-2016 school budget at the Board of Education meeting on Feb. 23. This is an increase of $472,001, or 1.50 percent. This is up from a $421,741 increase last year.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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3/4/15
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Despite a lack of state aid numbers, Wantagh School District officials presented a first draft of the 2015-16 budget on Feb. 26, a spending plan that would maintain programs and fall below the tax cap.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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3/4/15
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The saying “Everybody talks about the weather but nobody does anything about it” has been attributed to Mark Twain. You can add to that thought that everybody talks about public education but nobody does anything about it.
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1/22/15
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Senate Majority Co-Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican from Rockville Centre, is running for his 16th term as representative of the 9th Senate District. He is being challenged on the ballot by Democrat Pat Gillespie.
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By Alex Costello
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10/22/14
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We don’t have to look very far back in the history books to learn about the damage State Senate Democrats inflicted on Long Island taxpayers during their disastrous two years in the majority in 2009 and 2010.
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7/30/14
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At every turn, it appears that our state is being pushed further and further to the left.
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7/2/14
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The Merrick School District Board of Education has adopted a budget for next school year that will, if approved by the community in the school vote on May 20, sustain level funding for most of the district’s functions and programs, according to Superintendent Dominick Palma.
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By Brian Racow
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5/14/14
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I ran for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006 on a platform to cap property taxes. He won. It was a painful experience, but it laid the groundwork . . .
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5/1/14
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Students in the Valley Stream Central High School District will have more classes to choose from next year if voters approve the budget on May 20.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/16/14
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