Voters in Nassau County have decided whom they want to send to Albany to represent their districts in the Assembly.
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By Ana Borruto
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11/9/22
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s initial reaction to a damning report filed Aug. 3 by state Attorney General Letitia James, detailing precisely how and when the governor sexually harassed 11 women, could only be described as bizarre.
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8/12/21
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The general public has little or no idea how government works. Citizens may go to a town, city council or village board meeting, but they’re usually there for a brief visit about some neighborhood issue . . .
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6/24/21
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As of midnight on election night, tens of thousands of absentee ballots remained to be counted, making projecting winners in any number of races for Congress and the State Legislature tricky, if not …
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By Scott Brinton and Matthew Ferremi
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11/4/20
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In an election that took place during a pandemic and saw a record-breaking amount of voters cast mail-in ballots nationwide, incumbent Republican Melissa “Missy” Miller defeated Democrat …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/4/20
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In the race for the seat in the State Assembly’s 19th District, the Herald endorses incumbent Ed Ra, of Franklin Square.
With a decade of experience in the Legislature — having been …
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10/27/20
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State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller (R-Atlantic Beach) was appointed to the Assembly Committee on Health.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/23/20
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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.
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By Nadya Nataly
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7/5/19
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Once every 10 years, state legislatures across the country play a game known as reapportionment. After the federal census is completed, your elected state legislators will decide . . .
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5/17/19
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Some Five Towns private schools are traveling upstate to the New York State capital on March 12 as part of what Teach NYS calls the Mission to Albany, an annual pilgrimage to lobby state legislators for more money, especially increased STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) funding as well as school security.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/7/19
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