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Congress: Stop fiddling while American taxpayers get burned
Let’s imagine our house on fire. What’s the first thing we’d want to do? Put it out! Try to save it to be repaired and reoccupied. But too often these days . . . more
Hundreds of protesters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence and Republican senators at the People’s Filibuster, a protest against the Senate’s health care bill on June 27.
Long Islanders protest health care bill in Washington
Anita Faulding hunched her shoulders as the sky turned gray above Washington, D.C. on the afternoon of June 27. The 67-year-old Baldwinite let the rain soak into the back of her bright-pink Planned … more
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Former State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, pictured at City Hall last year, lobbied for salary increases for workers who care for the developmentally disabled.
State lawmakers back pay raises for direct caregivers
The New York state Senate and Assembly agreed on March 13 to pursue a plan to include $45 million in funding in the proposed state budget for direct support professionals who care for those who are … more
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and other Senate Democrats announced legislation on Feb. 16 to protect New York’s water quality.
Senators fight to protect New York’s drinking water
A group of Democratic state senators announced comprehensive legislation last week aimed at protecting the quality of New York’s water following a report that concluded that water supplies on … more
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Contractors worked on a jetty at Town Park in Point Lookout on Wednesday. Officials said the stone work is ahead of schedule, and could begin in Long Beach sooner than anticipated.
Army Corps project could impact summer season
Officials are calling on the Army Corps of Engineers to rethink its proposed schedule as it looks to begin work on a coastal protection project in Long Beach sooner than anticipated, creating concern … more
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Is there unclaimed money waiting for you?
Did you know you could have up to thousands of dollars in unclaimed funds from the state comptroller’s office? The money, which is yours, could have been misplaced a variety of ways; from … more
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Kaminsky defeats McGrath in State Senate rematch
As local Democrats anxiously awaited election results at Westbury Manor into the late hours of Tuesday night, Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs approached the ballroom’s lectern with a smile, though not a wide one. more
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T-minus one month, and anything can happen
After Donald Trump failed to capitalize at the first presidential debate and showed signs of weakness, his support dropped across the swing-state map. This has the Republican Party leadership . . . more
Now the politics really begin
With the national conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia over, the real competition for citizens’ votes begins. It will be Clinton vs. Trump on Nov. 8 (along with . . . more
The $230 million project calls for the rehabilitation of 17 existing jetties, or groins, and construction of four new ones, as well as the addition of roughly 4.7 million cubic yards of sand for a system of berms and dunes along 35,000 feet of shoreline from Long Beach to Point Lookout.
Army Corps project begins this month
Trucks will begin hauling 250,000 tons of large stones through the West End and the city this month as the Army Corps of Engineers begins work on a large-scale coastal protection project that … more
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