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Senator Chuck Schumer swore in Todd Kaminsky as Assemblyman for the 20th district Jan. 4th in Long Beach. more
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office has announced a $1.6 million project — part of NY Rising’s Community Reconstruction Program — to “install 800 check valves on existing outfalls along Long Island’s south shore to mitigate tidal flooding after Superstorm Sandy.” more
New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . . more
Hurricane Sandy taught Long Island residents that in an emergency or a disaster you need to be able to care for yourself and each other, not count on outside help; it may not be coming. To that end, New York State and Nassau County are holding a series citizen preparedness seminars so there will be a cadre of local individuals who will be able to assist others if the need arises. more
There was a grand old party on Election Day, as voters sent President Obama and his party a message: They’re fed up with the political rhetoric and want action. 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
Despite Democratic losses in Congress on Tuesday, local Dems fared well in the House of Representatives, retaining the 3rd, 4th and 5th Congressional seats. Incumbent Gregory Meeks handily won re-election in the 5th C.D., capturing 92 percent of the vote, while incumbent Steve Israel hung on with 54 percent. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice won election to the 4th Congressional District seat now held by Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who is retiring. She defeated Republican Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. more
In the race to fill the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Carolyn McCarthy, Democrat Kathleen Rice, Nassau County’s district attorney, beat Republican Bruce Blakeman. The race … more
In the race between incumbent Sen. Dean Skelos and the unseen candidate Pat Gillespie in the 9th Senate District, the choice for voters should be clear: Skelos is the man for the job. Besides … more
In ordinary circumstances, the usual standard that a person is innocent until proven guilty is an absolute in this country’s judicial system, except when . . . more
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