Jack Martins has said he wants the opportunity to continue to improve the quality of life for residents of the 7th Senate District. more

Republican State Senator Kemp Hannon is facing Democratic challenger Ryan Cronin, 32, for the seat in the 6th District. more

The Herald once again endorses State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, for the 8th Senate District seat he has held since 1998. more

All endorsements boil down to one question: who do we think will represent the people best? more

Due to redistricting, the newly created 5th Congressional District has 6th C.D. incumbent Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-St. Albans) being challenged by Allan W. Jennings, a Democrat running on the Republican line, and Libertarian Catherine Wark. more

U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy said she hasn’t forgotten about what brought her to Washington in the first place: fighting for tougher gun control, better schools and a higher quality of life for all residents. more

Next year’s budget for Baldwin schools makes the best of a bad situation. The choices district officials had to make on spending were grim, but they were realistic, and based on many hours of careful consideration. While there may be regret about the plan’s cost-cutting measures, there should not be anger, and voting “no” on the budget as an expression of vitriol would be a mistake. Voters who do so would actually be disadvantaging the students they hope to protect. The outcome would not be a restoration of programs, schools or jobs, but rather an even more savage slashing of funds that would gut district activities and significantly reduce the quality of life for students and non-students alike. more

Presented with the same two candidates who ran against each other in the last two county elections, the Herald is repeating its 2010 endorsement: We are backing seven-term incumbent Joe Scannell. more

With three bright, capable people running for one seat on the Board of Education, we almost wish this were a school board expansion rather than an election. But our choice is the incumbent trustee, Anne Hannon. more

The financial challenges facing Baldwin schools in the next few years are imposing, to say the least. The budget proposal offered by the Board of Education is the best way to approach a situation fraught with pitfalls. We urge voters to approve it next Tuesday. more