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Democratic candidates get the nod
A week before the Sept. 10 Democratic primary for Long Beach City Council, two prominent lawmakers have thrown their support behind a separate slate of candidates running for three open council … more
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Christina Daly/Herald Eight candidates running for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council answered residents’ questions at a primary forum at the Long Beach Public Library on Aug. 25, a debate attended by hundreds of residents.
Primary race heats up at forum
An unprecedented eight candidates vying for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council squared off at a candidates’ forum hosted by the local League of Women Voters at the Long Beach … more
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Kate Murray and Madeline Singas
Getting ready to face Murray for DA
Before they face off against Republican Kate Murray for the Nassau County District Attorney seat, Democrats Madeline Singas and Michael Scotto have to face each other in a primary on Sept. 10. … more
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City Council President Len Torres, left, Councilman Anthony Eramo and candidate Karen Adamo are the Long Beach Democratic Committee’s nominees for City Council this year.
L.B. Democrats to square off at candidates' forum
The race for three open seats on the City Council has been heating up in the weeks leading up to the Sept. 10 Democratic primary, amid an imbroglio between the leaders of the Long Beach and Nassau … more
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Kate Murray and Madeline Singas
District attorney race is heating up
With Election Day less than three months away, the candidates in Nassau County’s most high-profile race this year are stepping up their political appeals — and their attacks on one … more
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Albany is in dire need of repairs
Dean Skelos is the fifth consecutive majority leader of the State Senate to be indicted. And Sheldon Silver isn’t the first speaker of the Assembly to be indicted. In the past decade, more than 30 sitting or former state officeholders . . . more
Close the LLC loophole now
South Shore residents should be proud of the many fine elected officials who represent them on their village and school boards and in Mineola, Albany and Washington. But there have been notorious clunkers . . . more
Newly re-elected school board Vice President Stewart Mininsky, left, Superintendent of Schools David Weiss and Trustees Dr. Dennis Ryan and Roy Lester announced the results of this year’s budget vote at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting.
L.B. school budget passes, Tangney and Mininsky retain seats
By a vote of 1,140 to 462, residents overwhelmingly approved the Long Beach School District’s $131.9 million budget for 2015-16 on Tuesday. The 71 percent approval is the largest passing margin in more than 15 years, school officials said. more
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Republicans Angelo Lomonte, left, Catherine Quinn and Brian Higgins announced their candidacy for the City Council last week. They will run against Democrats, pictured right, City Council President Len Torres, candidate Karen Adamo and Councilman Anthony Eramo.
Council race kicks off
City Council Vice President Fran Adelson, a Democrat, announced on Tuesday that she would not seek re-election this year, marking the beginning of a political season in which council President Len … more
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In national politics, it's all about the money
If I say the words “Citizens United,” you might think I’m referring to some community action group or maybe a new local bank. But thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court, Citizens United has diminished the value of your vote on Election Day . . . more
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