Residents visited the Oceanside Public Library on Feb. 23, where State Assemblyman Brian Curran outlined how the upcoming 2017-18 state executive budget could affect residents living in the 21st …
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By Peter Belfiore
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2/28/17
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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.
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1/26/17
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Nonprofit social-service agencies like the Five Towns Community Center were facing steep funding cuts by Nassau County as late as Monday night.
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By Erik Hawkins and Mary Malloy
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12/7/16
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The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/21/16
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Gary Johnson? Who is this guy, you ask? He is the most prominent of the alternative candidates who will be joining Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton . . .
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6/9/16
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Voters overwhelmingly approved the Oceanside school district budget for next year.
There were 1,341 votes in favor of the $147.2 million budget for the 16-17 school year, and 444 against.
The …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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5/17/16
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On Tuesday, residents will vote on the $147.2 million Oceanside school district budget for 2016-17, a $2.8 million increase, or 1.97 percent, over the current spending plan.
The tax levy for next …
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5/11/16
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Both the Oceanside and Island Park Libraries have record low tax increases in their budgets for the 16-17 year due to the state tax levy.
In Oceanside, the tax levy is going to be $4.65 million. …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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5/11/16
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The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . .
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4/28/16
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Oceanside received more state aid than anticipated after it finalized its $147.2 million budget for 2016-17.
While the tax levy will increase by about $500,000, next year’s spending plan will …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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4/6/16
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