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The Nassau County Legislature voted Monday night to approve about 380 layoffs of county employees. The layoffs could take place before the end of the month. According to Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick who represents the 19th District, the layoff plan was approved along party lines, with 11 Republicans voting for it and six Democrats against it. Two Democratic legislators were absent for the vote.
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By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com
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12/21/11
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To the Editor:
I am pleased to say that the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo recently worked together in a bipartisan fashion to address the right priorities needed to help our economy grow: cutting taxes, creating jobs and upgrading our infrastructure. In stark contrast to Washington, which is plagued by partisan gridlock, New York state is addressing the critical issues we face and delivering the results that residents expect and deserve.
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By Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr.
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12/15/11
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Small-business owners of Long Island, rejoice, for your tax load just got a little lighter. Before a standing-room-only crowd at the Cornwell Avenue School in West Hempstead on Monday, Gov. Andrew …
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Lee Landor
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12/14/11
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Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/7/11
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Kevan Abrahams was recently elected by the Nassau County Democratic Committee to represent the County Legislature as the leader of the Democratic Caucus. Abrahams, 37, has been the legislator of the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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Although the Nassau County Board of Elections has nearly completed its vote count in all 45 election precincts, the question still remains: Which political party will control the majority in the Nassau County Legislature?
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By David Weingrad
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11/11/11
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With more than 70 percent of election precincts reporting on Tuesday night, it appeared that Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, would cruise to victory over challenger Dr. Fred Jones, a Republican from Merrick. Denenberg had garnered 5,640 votes to Jones’s 2,012.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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11/9/11
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These days, it’s hard to find a government that isn’t teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Too often at the local, state and federal levels, years of runaway spending have led to massive …
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11/7/11
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Ten Nassau County legislative seats are up for grabs within our coverage areas. As voters must do, we looked at the candidates in each district and made our choice.We were faced with the same …
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11/7/11
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