Part two in an ongoing series.Dressed in olive-green fatigues and brandishing placards touting the legality of the AR-15 assault rifle, an estimated 300 to 400 gun rights advocates descended on …
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By Scott Brinton
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4/23/18
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People like to think the best of others, including elected and appointed officials at all levels, from your local village to the high hills of Albany or D.C. Our confidence is almost always affirmed, because most local public servants are . . .
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9/22/17
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The question is often asked of middle-school students in social studies classes: How does a bill become a law? Well, in New York, in too many cases, it doesn’t.
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7/13/17
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Dean and Adam Skelos have scored a victory in their bid to stay out of prison while they appeal their corruption convictions.
On Aug. 4, U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood granted the father and …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/5/16
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More than 150 union workers, fans, and locals rallied at the south lot of Belmont Park to urge state officials to make a decision on a proposed soccer stadium and complex that has been lying in wait …
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By Steve Smirti
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5/4/16
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Seaford High School senior Chelsea Stieglitz is an advocate for change. Last month, the 18-year-old traveled to Albany to discuss an issue that doesn’t affect her personally, but is something that she believes in.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/6/16
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There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . .
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3/18/16
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Although he spends a good part of his time in Albany, State Sen. Michael Venditto said he hasn’t forgotten about importance of face-to-face interaction with his constituents, who live in Baldwin, West Babylon, and everywhere in between.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/19/16
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New York’s Assembly members and senators have returned to Albany to begin the latest legislative session. In the coming months, they, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will produce the state budget. Important decisions will be made on . . .
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1/14/16
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Kelly Kempf scored two goals in her collegiate soccer career, and they were arguably the two biggest goals in her team’s history.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/15/15
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