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Republican Peter Schmitt, the presiding officer of the county Legislature, decided on Friday that he would call for a bill to rescind the pay raises for three top legislators, including himself.
Schmitt: pay raises will be rescinded
Following four days of intense criticism after the Republicans' passage of a significant pay raise for three lead county legislators, Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt said he would call for a bill that would rescind the stipend increases. more
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County Executive Ed Mangano unveiled a plan to reform Nassau's assessment system at a Thursday press conference in Mineola.
Mangano to the rescue?
Throughout his campaign, County Executive Ed Mangano cited the need for reform of Nassau's maligned assessment system. Seven days into his term, Mangano unveiled his plan of action. "We want to … more
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Supervisor Kate Murray gets sworn in.
Town of Hempstead incumbents take their oaths
While taking a thinly veiled swipe at the previous, Democratically controlled county government, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray touted her administration’s fiscal and environmental accomplishments in her inaugural speech on Tuesday. more
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John Ciotti, Norma Gonsalves and Howard Kopel were among the Republicans sworn in on Monday at the Cradle of Aviation. The Republicans now hold an 11-8 majority on the board.
New-look Legislature inducted
A large audience at the Cradle of Aviation in Garden City on Monday witnessed the official transfer of power on the Nassau County Legislature. more
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Ed Mangano is sworn in as Nassau County executive by Judge Steven Bucaria.
Mangano takes office
“This is very cool… and quite an honor,” new Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano said as a hundreds applauded and chanted his name on New Year’s Day. Mangano was sworn in as the eighth county executive in the auditorium of his alma mater, Bethpage High School. more
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Jeff Toback
Toback’s term draws to a close
Jeff Toback is leaving office next month, but the five-term county legislator is assuring the community that he is not going anywhere, and will continue to remain active in civic life. Toback also says he is not ruling out another run for elective office should the opportunity more
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Legislature repeals energy tax
The much-maligned county tax on home energy has been rescinded. A bill to repeal the tax passed by a vote of 13-5 at Monday’s session of the Nassau County Legislature. more
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At a news conference last week, Lenny Rosado, left, joined by State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, warned would-be drunk drivers that "the party's over" with Leandra's Law now in effect. The law was named for Leandra Rosado, Lenny's daughter, who died in an accident with a drunken driver last summer. Under the new statute, anyone who drives drunk with a child in the vehicle can be charged with a felony.
Leandra's Law takes effect
State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Lenny Rosado were joined at a news conference last week by state and local officials to remind Long Islanders that Leandra's Law took effect on Friday, making drunken driving with a child a felony offense in New York. more
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Legislator Francis X. Becker said that the tax was wrong to begin with in whay may be the worst econo mic climate in the history of the U.S
A step toward repeal of home energy tax
A repeal of Nassau County’s home energy tax was a promise made by most Republicans campaigning for what became a successful Election Day for the GOP, as it won control of the county’s legislative and executive branches. more
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Governor Paterson may cut state aid to Long Island schools.
Governor delays L.I. school funds
With the state’s deficit nearing a $4 billion, and amid what officials call a “cash-flow crunch,” Gov. David Paterson has ordered $750 million in reductions in scheduled December payments to help keep the current-year budget balanced. more
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