In the Feb. 3 issue of Newsday, the front-page story headlined the Long Islanders who topped New York state’s six-figure pension list. more

Nassau County residents in dire need of gasoline may be seeing some relief over the coming days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed an Executive Order to allow distributors to transport gasoline, diesel and kerosene into the New York without having to meet the usual registration requirements. more

The Nassau County Village Officials Association (NCVOA) hosted a seminar in Williston Park on Jan. 10 — and the state’s new tax levy cap law that went into effect in January was a hot … more

In attempt to gain information concerning payments to two people who worked for the Village of Lawrence that were made by Mayor Martin Oliner without the board’s approval the trustees voted at the Dec. 15 board meeting 3-1-1 to draft a letter that could be sent to the state comptroller’s office. more

Based on a New York State comptroller’s audit, the Village of Lawrence needed to improve its fiscal management procedures and processes concerning procuring services and over its information technology. more

Based on a New York State comptroller’s audit, the Village of Lawrence needed to improve its fiscal management procedures and processes concerning procuring services and over its information technology. more

In response to an audit by the state comptroller’s office, the Village of Cedarhurst revised its policies on purchasing services, claims processing and computer security as the five trustees unanimously approved three resolutions at the March 7 board meeting. more

My last column, “Stop playing games with the budget deficit” (Feb. 3) was written one week before New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued his analysis of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget draft. The irrationality I outlined fell short of anticipating the following mea-culpa expressed in the comptroller’s analysis. “The SFY 2010-2011 enacted budget relied on $16.7 billion in non-recurring or temporary budget resources; and overly optimistic tax revenue projections, causing a dramatically worsened state structural deficit.” How dramatic? These tenuous entries constituted 30 percent of all the monies in the state’s operating fund. more

The state comptroller’s office says there is room for improvement in the Village of Cedarhurst’s policies on purchasing services, claims processing and computer security. more

Just work it out. That’s the advice Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos has offered County Executive Ed Mangano and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, which are at a standstill … more