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Chuck Schumer, left, is facing challenger Jay Townsend.

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, … more

10/27/10

Re-elect Skelos in the 9th Senate District

We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate. more

10/27/10

Incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon, left, faces Francesca Carlow on Election Day.

Francesca Carlow aims to unseat Kemp Hannon

It has been 21 years in the state Senate for Sen. Kemp Hannon (R-Garden City), and his challenger, Francesca Carlow (D-Plainview), aims to be the first to unseat the longtime incumbent. … more

Mike Caputo | 10/13/10

George Sava, left, is challengin incumbent Dean Skelos for his senate seat.

Sava challenges Skelos for state Senate seat

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. more

Judy Rattner and Jeff Bessen | 10/13/10

A photo of Paul Brady faced the crowd of supporters who rallied Sept. 12 to get his name on a fallen firefighters memorial wall in Albany.

Rally for Brady: Bill would add Malverne firefighter's name to memorial wall

Neither wind nor rain kept volunteer firefighters or local and state elected officials from rallying in Mineola last Sunday in support of a state bill that would gain recognition for fallen Malverne … more

Lee Landor | 9/15/10

Dave Mejias announced he is dropping out of the Democratic primary and supporting his former opponent, Francesco Carlow.

Dave Mejias drops out of Senate race, supports opponent

Dave Mejias, a former county legislator who was making his bid as a candidate for the 6th Senate District seat, dropped out of the primary race Thursday morning. The announcement came about a … more

Lee Landor and Mike Caputo | 9/9/10

Dave Mejias and Francesca Carlow prepare to face off in the Democratic primary for the chance to challenge incumbent Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon in November.

Who will face Kemp Hannon?

In Tuesday’s primary, two Democratic candidates are seeking the chance to challenge longtime Republican Sen. Kemp Hannon on Election Day in November. The Nassau County Democratic Party gave … more

Mike Caputo | 9/8/10

The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

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 … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.

Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly

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. more

Sari Zeidler | 6/29/10

Boo-hoo! Blumenthal’s dreams may be deferred

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. more

Al D'Amato | 5/28/10

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