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Nassau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast.
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By Howard Kopel
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4/15/21
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After serving on the County Legislature for 20 years, Norma Gonsalves, Nassau’s presiding officer, announced on Thursday that she would not seek re-election this November.
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By Stephany Reyes
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5/18/17
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Outside, it might have been drizzly and cold, but inside spirits were running high among officials on Friday as they cut the ribbon on the new NYCB Live Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, revamped at a cost of $165 million in private funding by Forest City Ratner Companies. Billy Joel will open the remodeled Coliseum on April 5.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/31/17
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The presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature could be facing possible fines for several instances of failing to file campaign finance reports. The complaint against 13th District Legislator Norma Gonsalves comes after an investigation by Risa Sugarman, chief enforcement counsel for the New York State Board of Elections.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/29/15
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After five years in which Nassau County has not reassessed property values, the county is moving toward refiguring all Nassau properties’ worth for 2019-20. The eventual reassessment could lead to higher property-tax bills for some residents, according to one expert.
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By Brian Racow
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6/10/15
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The bills came just days after it was revealed publicly that federal prosecutors are investigating Dean Skelos, Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and his son, Adam, in connection with AbTech Industries, an Arizona company that hired the latter and received a $12 million storm-water treatment contract from Nassau County, even though another company submitted a lower bid.
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By Brian Racow
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4/29/15
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The outcome of the race in the Nassau County Legislature's 19th District could prove key to whether the Legislature’s Republican majority is able to secure a supermajority, which is needed to borrow money or override a county executive’s veto.
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By Brian Racow
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2/4/15
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The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward.
We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time.
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5/8/14
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Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, on Thursday became the first prominent Long Island Republican to throw his hat into the ring in this year’s election contest to succeed Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) in Congress.
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By Brian Racow
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2/20/14
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A presentation on May 2 represented the next step in — and a new hope for — the future development of the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
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5/23/13
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