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Welcome to Long Island, home of the six-figure pension

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

2/14/13

It's time for some honesty about Social Security

Last week, Governor Cuomo gave his third State of the State address, and touched on many of the major issues facing our state — Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, job creation and economic growth, and gun control. more

1/17/13

A tumultuous 2012, to say the least

If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember. more

1/3/13

We need balance to avoid the 'fiscal cliff'

The year is quickly coming to an end, and if you believe the hype, lawmakers appear to be nowhere close to making any breakthroughs and solving the fiscal crisis. more

12/6/12

To keep costs down, village generators are not used most of the year.

With summer here, generators are ready to go in Rockville Centre

On an early-June day, before this week’s sudden high heat and humidity, the Rockville Centre power plant was strangely silent. There were no outages in the village, nothing was malfunctioning and employees were at their stations. more

By Aaron Axelson | 6/20/12

New York school districts are beginning to take advantage of a law that passed over the summer to cut bus costs.

Schools cut bus costs, rev up savings

In a move celebrated by state school officials, a law was passed over the summer to help school districts cut bus costs and put those savings toward school programs, and local districts have just recently been able to take advantage of it. more

By Jackie Nash | 10/25/11

Pension reform is crucial to Albany’s legislative agenda

Before the fireworks are launched on the Fourth of July, Governor Cuomo and our leaders in Albany hope to have this year’s legislative session wrapped up. Still on the table are some very pressing issues, including the property tax cap, ethics reform and gay marriage. more

Al D'Amato | 5/26/11

Guest Column: The great train robbery

As I have mentioned in previous columns, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), which consists of over 71,000 employees, is, without question, the most beleaguered, problem-prone and costly … more

Hal Peterson | 12/15/10

Let’s cut spending once and for all

I trust you haven’t forgotten the famous slogan Gov. Hugh Carey used during New York’s fiscal crisis in the 1970s: “The days of wine and roses are over.” Unfortunately, the … more

Al D'Amato | 4/3/10

From ‘American Torture’ to ‘Erasing Iraq’

I’d like to devote my 750 words this week to shamelessly promoting two books by a former colleague and good friend, Michael Otterman. They are “American Torture” (Melbourne University Publishing, 2007) and “Erasing Iraq: The Human Cost of Carnage,” to be published in 2010. more

Scott Brinton | 10/22/09

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