All Entries Tagged With: "Francis Becker"
What are You Going to Cut
By George Sava On August 24, 2012, I wrote an article entitled “Shifting Our Tax Obligations.” In that article I expressed my concern over the Romney-Ryan tax plan. My concern is that their plan to lower current tax rates is contingent upon the elimination of our current tax deductions. For many, the loss of various [...]
County to Cut 200 Jobs in Effort to Close $50 Million Deficit
By Natasha Domanski County Executive Edward Mangano’s $45 million deficit reduction plan has been creating national headlines this week with features written in the Chicago Tribune and the Baltimore Sun, as well as being mentioned by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly. The headlines have been heralding the fact that 200 additional Nassau County jobs will [...]
McCarthyCare, Right Back Where We Started
-LEGISLATIVE VOICE- By Francis X. Becker The Supreme Court decision the week before last has shocked the nation on both the left and the right — the right because the conservative Justice Roberts sided with the liberals on the court with a ruling that was both convoluted in its reasoning as it was illogical, [...]
County Cutting Another 3.5%, More Layoffs Coming
By Natasha Domanski County Executive Edward Mangano has asked county government department heads to cut expenses by another 3.5 percent, five days after the state legislature declined to approve more borrowing, according to a memo distributed by Eric C. Naughton, Director of the Budget. The cuts are to be outlined by all the department [...]
Becker Defeats Scaturro
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff In this year’s Republican Primary, Nassau County Legislator Francis Becker defeated Frank Scaturro to win the nomination to challenge Carolyn McCarthy for her congressional seat in the fall. Becker outpolled Scaturro in Tuesday’s Republican Primary 6,357 to 5,175. A tighter win for Becker than when he outpolled Scaturro [...]
Becker Wins Republican Primary
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff Nassau County Legislator Francis Becker will once again challenge Carolyn McCarthy for her congressional seat this fall after winning yesterday’s Republican Primary against Frank Scaturro. Facing each other for the second time in two years, Becker reigned victorious again, receiving 55 percent of the vote to Scaturro’s 44 percent. [...]
Becker for Congress
Yogi Berra used to say that “it feels like déjà vu all over again,” and so with the reprise of the GOP primary between Frank Scaturro and Fran Becker we have a repeat of 2010 when the two squared-off for the Republican nomination to challenge incumbent Representative Carolyn McCarthy in the 4th Congressional District. Mr. [...]
Republican Congressional Primary Tuesday As Becker and Scaturro Reprise 2010 Tussle
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff Two years ago, Francis Becker and Frank Scaturro faced off in a Republican primary in their efforts to challenge Carolyn McCarthy for her seat in congress. Tuesday, history repeats itself as the candidates will be doing the same thing, with the same end goal in mind. Becker outpolled Scaturro [...]
This is Your Chance
By Francis X. Becker For years people have complained to me about our current representative in Washington D.C., Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. One person said to me recently, “Watch this, she will fly in to campaign for a week before Election Day and afterwards we won’t see her again for two years.” When I ran [...]
Becker Has the Experience to Challenge McCarthy
By HOWARD J. KOPEL On June 26, we are going to have a primary election in which Republicans will choose candidates for U.S. Senator (to run against Kirstin Gillibrand) and, in our specific area, for Congress (to run against Carolyn McCarthy.) I am going to focus on the race for Congress, because it is [...]
Becker-Scaturro Vying in June GOP Primary
By Deanna Del Ciello Standard Staff Just like two years ago, Francis Becker and Frank Scaturro are facing off again in a Republican primary on June 26 in the hopes of taking Carolyn McCarthy’s seat in congress. But things are different this time around. The citizens know the candidates. They’ve had two years to watch [...]
Inwood is Out
Editorial: As a result of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, from 29 to 27 as more residents of “The Empire State” decamped for sunnier and lower-taxed climes. That’s about a million lost souls. Literally. The State Legislature was mandated to draw new congressional district lines before the 2012 primaries and general [...]
