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Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

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. more

6/1/17

Vote for your Central and local school budgets

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. more

5/12/17

Bellmore-Merrick District Superintendent John DeTommaso, center, and Assistant Superintendent for Business Kate Freeman presented the $153.7 million budget at a PTA meeting on April 24.

Bellmore-Merrick School District officials eye tax reduction

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. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 4/28/17

Comptroller George Maragos, also in the running for county executive, said this week that the county has a $38 million surplus, while NIFA and political opponents disagreed.

Maragos: County will end year with $38M surplus

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. more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/27/17

Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’

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 . . . more

3/30/17

Bellmore School District’s March 21 budget meeting covered ways in which the district plans to balance the total instructional component with its local revenue.

Bellmore full-day Pre-K promises boost in local revenue

Thanks to the Bellmore School District’s new full-day pre-kindergarten program, the 2017-18 budget shows a projected $129,460 increase in tuitions, Robin Lufrano, the assistant superintendent of business and technology, said at a March 21 Board of Education meeting. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 3/30/17

North Bellmore Library budget, trustee vote approaching

On April 5, North Bellmore residents will have before them the 2018 budget, and two people vying for one trustee position, as the library prepares for its renovation project, during which it will be in a temporary space. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/30/17

Adam Barsky, chair of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority

NIFA already eyeing 2018 cuts for Nassau

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. more

By Melissa Koenig | 2/1/17

Tell Congress to protect Planned Parenthood

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. more

1/26/17

Mangano offers new budget to NIFA

Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night. more

By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy | 12/7/16

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