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Competition on the ball field is quickly being replaced by competition in the science lab as middle school students are becoming more involved with engineering and designing functioning machines … more
"You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” That’s what Andrew Cuomo said in his victory speech last Tuesday, after he defeated his closest challenger, Republican Rob Astorino, by nearly 500,000 votes. more
Last week we highlighted some of the work we think the New York Senate and Assembly have left incomplete as they head toward the end of this legislative session on June 19. We said that … more
It is an ignominious history that Long Islanders don’t like to remember or even recognize. For nearly 200 years, from the early 1600s to the early 1800s, Long Islanders owned slaves. more
Q: What effect does the United States Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Windsor have on the New York estates of individuals who were married to same-sex spouses? A: In Technical Memorandum … more
Whether you agree with it or not, the highest court in the land has spoken on two monumental issues that will impact our society for a lifetime. more
With a vote of 33-29, New York became the sixth state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage — but the nine Long Island senators, all Republican, voted down the proposal which was signed into law shortly before midnight on June 24. more
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