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Cash-strapped Long Beach ‘hopeful’ it can bond $15 million

Legislation that would allow Long Beach to borrow millions in serial bonds in order to reduce a proposed 16 percent tax increase and pay off a staggering $10.25 million deficit is expected to pass … more

Anthony Rifilato | 6/6/12

Charles Fuschillo Jr., chairman of the Senate TransportatioN Committee

Senate: New York needs stiffer penalties for drivers who pass school buses

Every day, nearly 50,000 vehicles illegally pass stopped school buses in New York state. According to the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee 2009 report, 69 students were injured between 2002 and 2004 by motorists illegally passing buses. One student was killed. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 5/24/12

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, second from left, Senior Councilman Anthony Santino, second from right, and Senator Dean Skelos, center, unveiled a streetscape project in Oceanside along Long Beach Road between Tilrose Avenue and Poole Street. The town partnered with Senator Skelos, who provided the majority of funds on the town’s latest streetscape project, which were supplanted by monies from the federal government.

Murray, Santino and Skelos reveal Oceanside beautification

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Councilman Anthony J. Santino unveiled the township’s latest streetscape beautification project in downtown Oceanside. The project includes the … more

4/18/12

Members of the Rockville Centre Tea Party called for Dean Skelos's resignation.

Anti-Skelos demonstrators are met with opposition

Members of the Rockville Centre Tea Party held a protest outside State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos’s district office on Front Street on July 15, prompting a spontaneous counterprotest by … more

Aaron Axelson | 7/20/11

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo presented a plaque to Robert Tom Riordan during a pancake breakfast in Seaford to honor local veterans. Above were Riordan with his wife, Margaret, and Fuschillo.

Senator honors veteran at breakfast

Nearly 300 veterans convened at the Knights of Columbus Council in Seaford for a pancake breakfast hosted by State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. on July 9. more

7/18/11

Autism bill passes Legislature

The State Senate and Assembly passed legislation on June 17 to ensure that people with autism receive insurance coverage for the screening, diagnosis and treatment of autism spectrum disorders. more

By David Weingrad | 6/23/11

LIPA needs more oversight

To the Editor: I recently co-sponsored legislation in the New York State Senate that would, if passed, require the Long Island Power Authority to get approval from the New York State Public Service Commission before raising its rates. more

6/23/11

New York needs same-sex marriage — now

In March 2010, Washington, D.C., joined Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in allowing same-sex marriages. Imagine that: Gay and lesbian couples can wed in our nation’s capital, but not in New York, a state long known for its progressive politics. more

5/26/11

State Senate passes DUI legislation

The New York State Senate passed legislation last week sponsored by Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. that would close a loophole allowing someone arrested for driving under the influence with a conditional … more

5/25/11

Legislature weighs organ donation bill

The New York State Senate recently passed legislation that would, if passed by the Assembly and signed by the governor, require people to indicate on their driver’s license applications whether they wish to become organ donors. more

By David Weingrad | 5/19/11

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