It’s easy to find fault with a major budget deal in Washington. The one just passed by Congress is no exception. Those on the right say . . .
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2/18/18
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School budget season has been under way for some time, but now districts are getting down to business as the Hewlett-Woodmere Board of Education met at the Woodmere Education Center in Woodmere to discuss preliminary plans for the 2018-2019 budget on Jan. 25.
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By Tyler Marko
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2/1/18
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As I wrote this column Saturday — the first anniversary of President Trump’s inauguration — the federal government was shut down. By Monday, it appeared poised to get back to work, as a compromise deal to end the legislative stalemate was in the works . . .
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1/25/18
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As far back as 1993, there was talk at the highest levels of government of consolidating Long Island school districts to save money and provide greater resources for the Island’s poorest districts. That debate is likely to be resurrected . . .
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1/25/18
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Since the beginning of the school year, and for the uninitiated that is actually July 1, not a day in September, districts have been reviewing, turning over and working on their next operating budget.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/25/18
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It’s easy to look at the nation’s capital these days and conclude that the place has deserted reality, to put it mildly. While everyone obsesses about tax reform and whether that will be a net gain or loss for taxpayers . . .
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11/30/17
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People like to think the best of others, including elected and appointed officials at all levels, from your local village to the high hills of Albany or D.C. Our confidence is almost always affirmed, because most local public servants are . . .
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9/22/17
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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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The Hewlewtt-Woodmere and Lawrence operating budgets for the 2017-18 school year were approved by district residents Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/16/17
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