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According to Newsday’s Reporter in Washington DC ….

By TOM BRUNE WASHINGTON – The U.S. House took the first step in moving forward the $51 billion superstorm Sandy recovery aid package Tuesday by overwhelmingly approving the underlying $17 billion bill and rejecting an amendment that could have derailed … Continue reading

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Mangano’s Third Consecutive No-Property Tax Hike Budget Approved By Legislature

By Eden Laikin For the third year in a row, Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano’s No-Property Tax Increase Budget was approved by the Republican Majority of the County Legislature, despite another attempt by the Democrat Minority to block a … Continue reading

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Democrats Refuse to Borrow Money to Help Residents Recover from Sandy

By Eden Laikin The Democrat Minority of the Nassau County Legislature again refused to take action to pay back people who overpaid their property taxes over the last several years – at a time when home and business owners need … Continue reading

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Mangano Delivers Third No-Property Tax Hike Budget

By Eden Laikin There will, once again, be no property tax increase, spending will decrease for another year, and structural reforms put in place so far  have “set forward a path of recurring savings in Nassau County,” according to County … Continue reading

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MANGANO ASSESSMENT REFORMS SAVE TAXPAYERS $30 MILLION

By Justin DiGennaro and Eden Laikin Thanks to the efforts and leadership of Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano, Nassau County will, for the first time in its history, have no residential tax liabilities to refund in the upcoming fiscal … Continue reading

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Budget Surplus Estimated for 2012

By Eden Laikin Nassau County Budget Director Eric Naughton said that if all goes as planned, the County will end 2012 with a surplus of about $12 million. And Naughton called recent budgeting initiatives by the County Executive to get … Continue reading

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New Buses, New Wheels, Better Service

By Justin DiGennaro and Eden Laikin Nassau County bus riders will now enjoy riding in 45 brand-new, state of the art buses – thanks to efforts by County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE), with the help … Continue reading

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MANGANO CUTS MORE WASTEFUL SPENDING

By Justin DiGennaro and Eden Laikin Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano’s Deficit Reduction Plan announced today effectively ends Nassau’s decades-long practice of relying on borrowing to fund operating expenses and to balance the budget. Despite the lack of bipartisan … Continue reading

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MANGANO SLASHES SPENDING BY ANOTHER $45 MILLION

By Eden Laikin Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced a Deficit Reduction Plan that will wipe out the County’s multi-million dollar projected deficit and continue Nassau’s path to fiscal recovery while not raising property taxes for the third … Continue reading

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MANGANO SLASHES PHOTO COPY MACHINES TO SAVE $1 MILLION

By Justin DiGennaro Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano recently announced a plan to further slash county office expenses at a savings of up to $1 million over the next four years. The Copier Consolidation Project is the latest initiative … Continue reading

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