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Nassau County Republicans decried new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law the Green Light Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain New York state driver’s licenses. The State Assembly and Senate approved the measure in June. New York joins 12 other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in passing such legislation. more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/5/19

Senator John Brooks, at the lectern, announced the passing of Brianna’s Law, bill S.5685 that requires boaters to take safety boating courses and exams to operate vessels on navigable waters.

Brianna’s Law passes in Senate

Senator John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford and the Senate Democratic Majority passed legislation on May 16 that will help prevent boating tragedies on New York waterways. “Knowing the laws of … more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/3/19

Solitary confinement does more harm than good

Long Islanders, like all New Yorkers, have many different views about our criminal justice system, but everybody believes in the importance of safety and fairness. There is also a growing bipartisan consensus that mass incarceration does not achieve those objectives . . . more

By Kevin Thomas | 5/23/19

We’ve got a plan to make L.I. commuters’ lives easier

For far too long, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority has been a faceless organization, with Long Island Rail Road riders paying for overpriced tickets while receiving subpar service. For years, over 300,000 daily LIRR riders . . . more

By James Gaughran | 4/11/19

Amazon never really understood our region

Who’s to blame for Amazon’s sudden departure last Thursday? That was the big question as news of the tech giant’s decision to nix plans to locate its second headquarters in Long Island City filtered out to the public. more

2/22/19

With new Senate, the hope for greater fairness

As the New York State Senate convenes for its spring session, let’s take a moment to reflect on how momentous — and historic — an occasion this is. more

1/17/19

Challenges ahead for Democratic Senate

As New York Democrats look ahead to two years of majority control of the State Senate — and the Assembly and the governor’s mansion — they should also remember the past and learn from their predecessors’ mistakes. more

1/10/19

In Albany, create a suburban State Senate caucus

How can voter-rich Long Island maintain its political influence in a State Senate chamber that will have an overwhelming number of New York City legislators next year? It will be a challenge that the Senate’s new Democratic leadership will need to master . . . more

By Kyle Strober | 12/20/18

Support Gaughran in 5th S.D.

The Herald Gazette endorses Democratic challenger Jim Gaughran, of Huntington, for the State Senate’s 5th District seat. In addition to his years of public service on the Huntington Town Board … more

11/1/18

The Herald endorses Kemp Hannon for re-election for New York State Senate District 6.

Re-elect Hannon in 6th Senate District

Having represented the State Senate’s 6th District for nearly a decade, and with another 13 years in the Assembly before that, Kemp Hannon has the experiene to continue tackling the issues his … more

11/1/18

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