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Before I get into the goings-on in Washington and Albany, I think it is more important to touch on the heartbreaking tragedy that took place last Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., not far across the Sound from all of us. more
For years, the political atmosphere surrounding our State Senate could only be described as puzzling. New Yorkers have seen coups, broken promises and plenty of corruption. more
I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it. more
The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre. Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time. more
In 2011, the median property tax bill in Nassau County was $8,478, putting Nassau a close second to Westchester County for the highest property taxes in the country. more
National organization Food and Water Watch, along with Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Reach Out America and Grassroots Environmental Education, held a public forum on April 23, at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Shelter Rock in Manhasset, to rally support for a ban on hydraulic fracturing — a process that involves the injection of millions of gallons of water, chemicals and sand into shale rock formations at high pressure to break apart the rock and release trapped natural gas. more
On Jan. 17, in front of New York’s policymakers, Governor Cuomo announced his 2012-13 budget. The governor used the speech to apply pressure to our state’s unions, interest groups and school districts by defiantly stating, take what we’re offering or make due without state funding. more
A CBS news poll found that almost 70 percent of Americans described 2011 as a “bad year.” Friends, I’m optimistic, and I predict that 2012 will be a better year. more
Earlier this month on Long Island, Governor Cuomo, joined by County Executive Ed Mangano and State Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos, signed legislation to dramatically reduce the Metropolitan Transportation Authority payroll tax for hundreds of thousands of individuals and businesses and significantly reduce this onerous tax for thousands more. more
Although not scheduled to return to Albany until the new year, members of the State Assembly and Senate were called back for a special session on Dec. 6 to vote on Governor Cuomo’s proposed economic plan. more
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