In 2004, New York University’s Brennan Center for Justice published a report on the performance — or should we say the underperformance — of the New York State Legislature. The report’s first …
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11/12/10
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The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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Schumer-Townsend
New York’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is running for his third six-year term this November. The Democrat from Brooklyn is being challenged by Republican Jay Townsend, …
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10/27/10
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We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate.
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10/27/10
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George Sava, a Republican who switched to the Democratic Party in 2007, is mounting a vigorous campaign against Republican Minority Leader Dean Skelos in the 9th Senate District.
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Judy Rattner and Jeff Bessen
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10/13/10
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June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to …
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Jerry Kremer
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7/14/10
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Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants.
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Sari Zeidler
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6/29/10
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Rumors obscure facts in Long BeachTo the Editor: I'd be remiss if I did not answer some incorrect information in a letter to the editor by Barbara DuBow Bernardino about the City of Long …
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6/10/10
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If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls.
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Al D'Amato
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5/28/10
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The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month.
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Scott Brinton
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5/13/10
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