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Legislator Scannell Points Out Major Flaws in Mangano's Police Plan

Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - 9:15am

Source:

Newsday

Author:

Joseph Scannell

Nassau residents continue to be burdened with some of the highest taxes in the country. Now, their tax bill will stay the same, but the quality of the police service they receive will be severely reduced. read more »

President Obama's Record on Job Creation

Monday, February 6, 2012 - 10:50am

Source:

http://www.barackobama.com/

On Friday, the new jobs numbers came out. We've hit our 23rd consecutive month of job growth, and seen 3.7 million private-sector jobs created during that time. read more »

State Dems: Raise minimum wage to $8.50

Monday, January 30, 2012 - 9:50am

Source:

Newsday

Assembly Democrats will unveil a proposal Monday to hike the minimum wage in New York from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour... read more »

Crowd at hearing pans Nassau's LI Bus plan

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 9:45am

Source:

Newsday

Author:

Alfonso A. Castillo

A unified audience of Long Island Bus riders and employees spoke out against a Nassau County plan to privatize the bus system at a contentious public hearing Monday.

After waiting nearly two hours past the advertised start time, the crowd of about 200 people loudly booed County Executive Edward Mangano as he opened the public hearing at the county legislative chambers in Mineola with remarks about his plan to hand over the county's bus system, which has been run by the MTA for 38 years, to Illinois-based transit provider Veolia Transportation. read more »

Crowd at hearing pans Nassau's LI Bus plan

Tuesday, December 6, 2011 - 9:45am

Source:

Newsday

Author:

Alfonso A. Castillo

A unified audience of Long Island Bus riders and employees spoke out against a Nassau County plan to privatize the bus system at a contentious public hearing Monday.

After waiting nearly two hours past the advertised start time, the crowd of about 200 people loudly booed County Executive Edward Mangano as he opened the public hearing at the county legislative chambers in Mineola with remarks about his plan to hand over the county's bus system, which has been run by the MTA for 38 years, to Illinois-based transit provider Veolia Transportation. read more »

Nassau Dems elect Abrahams caucus leader

Monday, November 21, 2011 - 9:55am

Source:

Newsday

Author:

Dan Janison

The Nassau Democrats last night, unanimously elected Kevan Abrahams (LD1) as the leader of the Democratic Caucus in the Legislature. After serving the areas of Uniondale, Roosevelt, Hempstead and Baldwin for nearly a decade, Abrahams will lead the Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature. read more »

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