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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
Jill Levine with her two sons, Craig, far left, and Joshua, at the 2017 Robbie’s Run.
Robbie's Run founder challenges Rhoads in 19th District
A Merokean with deep community ties and the name recognition to match has set her sights on two-term Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads’s seat representing the 19th District. more
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TPS recipients and their supporters visited the Glen Cove Knights of Columbus last October to welcome the Journey for Justice bus, which was on Week Eight of its 12-week trip around the country.
A new hope for Dreamers, TPS recipients
House Democrats introduced legislation last week that would offer a pathway to citizenship for “Dreamers,” Temporary Protected Status recipients and Deferred Enforced Departure holders … more
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, joined by gun safety activists, called for support for a bill that would institute universal background checks at the federal level.
Marking Parkland, activists call for federal background checks
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote next week on legislation that would strengthen federal background checks on all firearms sales nationwide. U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from … more
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Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause New York, left, joined State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin and State Sen. Kevin Thomas.
Kaminsky introduces bill to eliminate 'zombie accounts' of politicians convicted of felonies
State legislation proposed on Tuesday could prohibit politicians convicted of a felony from using campaign funds to support political candidates or pay legal expenses, an issue that officials say has persisted for too long. more
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Freeporters lined up to receive book bags filled with school supplies during the 12th annual Back to School Giveaway and Barbecue in Freeport on Aug. 18.
Freeporters celebrate back to school with barbecue
In an effort to help families prepare for back to school, Freeporter, Leon Broughton, owner of TRIMZ Barbershop, with the partnership of Nassau County Legislator Kevan Abrahams, joined forces to host a community back to school event. The event included nonprofit organization, Heeling Soles, an organization known for providing assistance with shoes and clothing to families in need, the Village of Freeport, Fidelis Care, Advantage Care and other community-based organization that provided a one-stop shop to help meet local families and their back-to-school needs. more
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County Legislator Josh Lafazan announced plans to combat substance abuse at his first news conference as District 18’s representative on Jan. 11.
New bills support treatment access for substance abusers in Nassau County
A year after losing her son, Timothy, to a heroin overdose in August 2009, Teri Kroll, of Lindenhurst, was introduced to then 16-year-old Josh Lafazan through mutual friends on Long Island’s … more
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The death of 2-year-old Cameron Gulbransen led his father, Greg, to embark on a crusade to have federal transportation legislation enacted requiring car manufacturers to include backup cameras. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act became law on May 1.
Backup cameras required nationwide
Greg Gulbransen’s tragedy, the death of his 2-year-old son, Cameron, on Oct. 19, 2002, when Gulbransen accidentally backed over him in his car, could have destroyed his life. Carrying his favorite … more
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Supporters from the Mill Neck School for the Deaf’s Day Habilitation Center, in Hicksville, attended the signing of County Legislator Josh Lafazan’s first bill, which requires ASL interpreters at all emergency news conferences in Nassau County.
Lafazan's first bill shows ‘signs’ of progress
It took Josh Lafazan less than a month to pass his first bill as the Nassau County legislator representing District 18. The measure, submitted for consideration March 26, requires an American Sign … more
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Finding hope among the crowd at the March for Our Lives
Just in front of me, a teenage girl tentatively raised her arm. Then she clenched her fist. We were at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24 . . . more
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