An audit of the Nassau County Clerk's Office has found serious weaknesses in the control, oversight and accounting for more than $300 million a year in taxes and fees that flow through the office annually, Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman announced at a Mineola press conference. As a result, Weitzman has directed the Clerk's Office to begin recording all its financial transactions in the county's financial system and asked State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli to launch a comprehensive audit of County Clerks' offices in Nassau and the rest of New York State. FULL STORY

Senator Craig Johnson announced important legislation that would protect volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers from being penalized for taking part in property tax relief programs. FULL STORY