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Senate OKs job tax credit, 2% state spending cap

In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment. more

Judy Rattner | 1/26/11

Assemblyman Brian Curran at his in-district ceremonial swearing in at the Sandel Senior Center last Saturday afternoon. At left is Sen. Dean Skelos administering the oath of office. Curran is pictured with his wife, Rosemarie, and their young son, Jake.

Assemblyman Curran sworn in by Sen. Skelos

Local officials were invited to the Sandel Senior Center on Saturday afternoon as newly elected Assemblyman Brian Curran (R- Lynbrook) took a second oath of office administered by Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos more

1/26/11

Nassau Chapter Red Cross CEO Frank Cassano joined Rabbi Kenneth Hain. Sen. Dean Skelos, Red Cross volunteer Bruce Gold, County Executive Ed Mangano and others on a tour of West Hempstead High School, the county’s first and only kosher disaster evacuation shelter.

County's first kosher shelter? It's West Hempstead High School

The American Red Cross recently designated a local school as an evacuation shelter that caters to the cultural needs of the Jewish community. West Hempstead High School is now a kosher disaster … more

By Lee Landor | 1/12/11

Sen. Dean Skelos, second from right, was sworn in as majority leader on the floor of the New York State Senate on Jan. 4, as his father, Basil, left, and son, Adam, watched. With his wife, Gail, holding the bible, Associate Justice Peter B. Skelos, Dean’s brother, administered the oath of office.

Skelos takes office

Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — last week. more

By JUDY RATTNER | 1/11/11

Yaakov Hawk, 15, of West Hempstead, created the charity group Philanthropy for the Future.

Teens — the future of philanthropy?

It has been one year since 15-year-old Yaakov Hawk started his own charity organization. In that time, both the charity and the teen, a sophomore at the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for … more

By Lee Landor | 12/15/10

Back on Top

Long Island’s nine senators will become part of the Republican majority in the New York State Senate next month, and as their leader, Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre is expected to have their … more

Judy Rattner | 12/8/10

Joe Quagliata, left, president and CEO of South Nassau Communities Hospital, Robin Grass, SNCH’s director of Community Education and Sen. Dean Skelos are involved in a joint effort to collect toys and clothing for needy families this holiday season.

Rockville Centre is making a difference this December

Coinciding with the start of the holiday season, Sen. Dean Skelos and South Nassau Communities Hospital are partnering up to collect new toys and new clothing to give to families who are struggling … more

12/8/10

Sen. Dean Skelos will return as his party's leader when the new legislative session begins in January.

Skelos to lead GOP in Senate

Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) will return to the State Senate as the leader of his party — his colleagues elected him to that position at their reorganizational meeting Monday afternoon — but whether he returns as Senate majority leader is still up in the air, with a Republican majority hinging on two races that have yet to be decided more than a month after the election. more

Judy Rattner | 12/1/10

An open letter to Sen. Dean Skelos

Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference. more

11/17/10

An open letter to Sen. Dean Skelos

Back in early August, I began to consider writing a series of columns on reforming New York’s dysfunctional state government. Friends and neighbors were not aware of my interest in this subject; others suggested that no amount of disclosure and transparency could possibly make a difference. more

Hal Peterson | 11/10/10