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Challenges and surprises for 2016

The Iowa caucuses are less than a month away, and in the most recent polls . . . more

1/8/16

The verdict is in. As things stand now, the residents of the City of Long Beach will not be funding a $128 million tax break for luxury billionaire developer iStar. more

9/17/15

Madeline Singas, acting district attorney, handily defeated her opponent Michael Scotto in the Democratic primary.

Singas handily wins primary

Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas easily defeated her challenger Michael Scotto in the Democratic primary on Thursday. Singas, who is backed by the Democratic Party, earned 8,089 votes (73 … more

By Alex Costello | 9/11/15

Debates should return to college campuses

So they are already beginning. Fox News will hold the first debate of this very busy presidential primary season Thursday night. The Republican Party TV event is not part of the official presidential debates . . . more

8/5/15

Why do all those legislators get re-elected?

Most people don’t like Congress, and most people think the New York State Legislature is doing about the same job as Congress. more

11/6/14

Rice declared victory in the Democratic primary at her campaign's Election Night party.

After primary wins, Blakeman and Rice eye November

Kathleen Rice and Bruce Blakeman are now gearing for the summer and fall campaign seasons leading into November’s general election ... more

By Brian Racow | 7/9/14

Rice declared victory in the Democratic primary at her campaign's Election Night party at Pier 95 Restaurant in Freeport. Issues she mentioned during her speech included gun control, immigration reform, and the federal minimum wage.

Rice, Blakeman win primaries

Kathleen Rice bested Kevan Abrahams in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District, according to unofficial County Board of Election results. In the Republican primary, Bruce Blakeman defeated Frank Scaturro, also according to the unofficial results. more

By Brian Racow | 6/24/14

Call me old-fashioned, but Virginia's primary system isn't right

Last Tuesday’s primary in Virginia wasn’t expected to be any big thing. Except the Republican Party was blindsided by the toppling of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. more

6/19/14

A look at the battle for McCarthy’s seat

Electoral upsets happen every so often in Nassau County. There was Republican Dan Frisa beating his party’s incumbent, David Levy, in 1994. Like Levy, Frisa became a one-term congressman after a … more

By Brian Racow | 6/12/14

One primary is better than two

Next month, voters who are affiliated with a political party will head to the polls to decide on the candidates who will appear on the November ballot, for the U.S. House of Representatives. In September they’ll have to head back to the voting booths . . . more

5/29/14

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