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Nassau County's new legislative district maps were adopted in February 2023.

How to sign up for legislative emails, amid census-driven change

Following the census conducted every 10 years, changes have been made to Nassau County Legislative District boundaries, effective Jan. 1. more

By Rachele Terranova | 1/9/23

An inauguration like no other

I have been blessed to raise my hand and pledge to serve my community as an elected official many times over the past 16 years. However, last Monday was the first — and hopefully, last — time that I will take the oath of office in my living room. more

By Debra Mulé | 1/20/22

Hoping for the end of gerrymandering

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 . . . more

5/17/19

Two big sweeps toward a cleaner capital

With the convictions of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, pundits now claim that Albany’s pay-to-play system of dishonest dealing has finally been . . . more

12/17/15

Dave Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, offered public apologies after his sentencing for mail fraud on June 5 at the U.S. Courthouse in Central Islip. He will spend three months in jail and three months under house arrest.

Denenberg gets 90-day sentence

A federal judge last Friday sentenced Dave Denenberg, the former Nassau County legislator who pleaded guilty to cheating a law client out of $2.3 million and resigned from office earlier this year, to three months in jail and three months of house arrest. more

By Brian Racow | 6/5/15

Put an end to gerrymandering in November

An important item will be on the ballot in November, the passage of which would do more to benefit New York state government in the future than any individual we elect. more

7/16/14

Time to look at redistricting reform

Redistricting is most likely something Nassau County residents don’t want to think about again for another decade, especially after last year’s long and contentious process to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts. more

2/14/14

Voters deserve more competitive contests

Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t. more

11/7/13

Newcomer challenges Troiano for seat

What is your seminal issue — the one issue that is most important to you personally and would like to purse should you hold the office? Robert Troiano: Economic development as a vehicle for … more

10/15/13

We're the grass in the redistricting field

There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field. more

2/21/13

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