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My stomach was churning furiously. The Press Club of Long Island’s first-ever poetry reading on Aug. 23 was to begin in a half-hour at the Huntington Station birthplace of the unparalleled poet and journalist Walt Whitman. Would anyone show? I wondered. more

9/14/18

Sec. Hillary Clinton endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo for another term, as the state Democratic Party's nominee for governor, at Hoftra University on Wednesday,

Clinton endorses Cuomo for Democratic nomination at Hofstra

State Democrats assembled at Hofstra University Wednesday and Thursday to pick their nominees for governor, attorney general and comptroller, with Sec. Hillary Clinton endorsing incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo. more

By Erik Hawkins | 5/23/18

State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, reviewed a list of legislative proposals that address the termination of temporary protected status on a national scale.

Pushing back against TPS termination

Part six in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] here. When temporary protected status for Haitians was revoked last November, TPS recipients from other countries … more

By Nadya Nataly, Alyssa Seidman and Brian Stieglitz | 4/26/18

Baldwinite Laura Curran declared victory in the race for Nassau County executive on Tuesday night.

Curran declares victory as Nassau's first female county executive

Baldwin Democrat Laura Curran pulled out a victory over Republican Jack Martins in the race for Nassau County’s highest seat on Tuesday night, withall precincts reporting, … more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/7/17

Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.

President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more

6/1/17

Nassau Dems chair attacks Maragos in letter

Nassau County Democratic Committee Chairman Jay Jacobs on Monday went after county comptroller and Democratic candidate for county executive George Maragos, in an open letter headlined “Why I chose not to endorse George Margos for county executive.” more

By Erik Hawkins | 4/17/17

Legislator Laura Curran said that Nassau County residents have rightly become cynical after years of corruption and fiscal mismanagement in government, at a Democratic forum for the county executive position held in Rockville Centre on March 2.

Democratic candidates for county executive look to change ‘cynicism’

At a joint meeting of the Rockville Centre and Lakeview Democratic clubs, Legislator Laura Curran, of Baldwin, County Comptroller George Maragos, a recent Democratic convert, and Assemblyman Chuck Lavine, of Glen Cove, all agreed with Lakeview Club chair Scottie Coads that for real change to be effected and trust to be restored, the next county executive must be a Democrat. more

By Erik Hawkins | 3/3/17

On the road: A political diary

Jan. 6: Public Swearing-In Ceremony, State Senator John Brooks — Seaford High School, Seaford Elected officials have private swearing-in ceremonies just prior to their assuming whatever … more

David Stonehill | 2/22/17

Trump may be the gift that keeps on giving

Since November’s election, it hasn’t been easy to be a Democrat. Most of us assumed that Hillary Clinton would win in a walk, and the media . . . more

2/9/17

Hundreds of thousands of women, children and men marched on Washington, D.C., on Jan. 21, the day after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, to make known their concerns about civil rights, women’s reproductive rights and more.

Bellmore-Merrick women make their voices heard

At the pitch-dark hour of 4 a.m., the day after the inauguration of President Donald J. Trump, South Shore residents gathered at the Bellmore train station before getting on a bus headed to the nation’s capital. more

By Brian Stieglitz | 1/25/17

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