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Vote for Ed Ra in 19th Assembly District

In the race for the seat in the State Assembly’s 19th District, the Herald endorses incumbent Ed Ra, of Franklin Square. With a decade of experience in the Legislature — having been … more

10/27/20

Re-elect Judy Griffin in Assembly District 21

The Herald endorses State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin in the race for the seat in the 21st District. In her first term, Griffin has been a forceful advocate for her constituents in Albany, … more

10/26/20

Race for the Fifth State Senate District heats up

Two years after winning a seat in the State Senate, State Sen. Jim Gaughran, a Democrat, is seeking reelection as the representative of the Fifth State Senate District. He is being challenged by … more

By Mike Conn | 10/8/20

Restoring tax fairness for Long Islanders

In December 2017, Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, pushed by President Trump throughout his first year in office. The act limited the deduction for state and local taxes — previously unlimited — to $10,000. more

10/1/20

State and county lawmakers are gearing up to lobby their respective governments for a major overhaul of the streets surrounding the Southern State Parkway’s Exit 13.

Lawmakers lobby state, county for parkway Exit 13 changes

For years, Valley Streamer Munahil Sultana, 18, needed to cross the intersection where North Central Avenue meets the Southern State Parkway on her way to and from Elmont Memorial High School. … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/3/20

Kudos for peace plan, but the prez still has to go

Let us assume that we all have first-rate intelligence. It’s a bit of a leap, because many Americans are wedged into a rigid binary belief set, either blue or red . . . more

8/21/20

Rep. Gregory Meeks, at lectern, led a pro-post office rally on Aug. 18. At the far left is Rep. Tom Suozzi and at the far right is Rep. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez.

Inwood representative leads pro-post office rally

Updated Ayg. 24 at 7:30 a.m. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who represents Elmont, Inwood, north and south Valley Stream and Southeast Queens, along with fellow party members denounced the Trump Administration’s attempts to undermine the work of the United States Postal Service with a rally outside the Jamaica Post Office on Aug. 18. more

By Jeff Bessen | 8/19/20

We’ll say it again: It’s time to fix the SALT cap

U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, a Democrat from Glen Cove, has campaigned relentlessly to eliminate the $10,000 cap on deductions of state and local taxes imposed by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which President Trump shepherded through Congress. more

7/31/20

Valley Stream school districts readied their fall reopening plans ahead of the July 31 deadline to submit them to the New York State Education Department.

Valley Stream schools submit coronavirus reopening plans

With a Friday deadline to submit fall reopening plans to the State Education Department, school district officials across New York are finalizing procedures to restart classroom instruction, which … more

By Peter Belfiore | 7/30/20

Was Teddy Roosevelt a racist? You decide.

I grew up on Long Island, and like so many local kids, I made the pilgrimage to Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s stately Cove Neck mansion, full of Americana and animal heads and skins. more

7/10/20

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