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Public officials are seeking to rename a significant Nassau County portion of the Southern State Parkway to honor Malvernite and NYPD Det. Steven McDonald.
Officials seek to rename Southern State to honor McDonald
A bill introduced last Thursday in the State Senate, sponsored by the entire Long Island Senate delegation, would rename a 10-mile stretch of the Southern State Parkway in honor of Malvernite and NYPD Detective Steven McDonald, who died Jan. 10. The bill, which is expected to pass the Senate this session, proposes to rename the parkway the Steven McDonald Memorial Highway. more
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Here we go again: a new set of learning standards
New York State Education Department officials will have to forgive the public if people don’t appear eager to embrace Next Generation Learning Standards. We were burned by Common Core. more
Guy Mazza, acting director of the Department of Public Service’s Long Island office, presided over a public hearing in Malverne to discuss New York American Water's request for a rate hike in Oct. 2016.
Water company receives lower rate increase
The New York State Public Service Commission announced last week that it had lowered New York American Water Company’s requested rate increase, granting a first-year increase of $3.63 million — less than half of the $8.7 million requested by the company. more
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New York American Water prepared a Malverne street for new water mains last year. The state said last week it will invest $2.5 billion in water infrastructure projects.
State allocates $2.5 billion for water quality
New York state’s new $163 billion budget passed last week, including an allocation of $2.5 billion for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which aims to improve water distribution systems’ safety and quality. more
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For the president, a make-or-break year
It’s been just five months since Election Day, but if you’re a Democrat, it has been an eternity. If you’re a Republican and a Trump supporter, you probably haven’t . . . more
Governor: Direct caregivers deserve a ‘living wage’
Many of the most vulnerable people in our society are cared for by some of the strongest. Looking out for a child or adult with developmental disabilities can be trying . . . more
‘Church and State’ and ‘Joan of Arc: Into The Fire’
Two Off-Broadway plays, set nearly 300 years apart, examine the strong impact that religion has had on world events. In 75 minutes, “Church and State” tackles the thorny issues of religion and … more
Too many failing marks on open government
Elected leaders often look upon the Freedom of Information Act with barely disguised disapproval, and more often with outright disdain. Heck, the president who signed the act . . . more
New York gets failing marks for tobacco control
Imagine an infant, a baby girl, who jolts with pain each time she coughs up mucus and blood as she battles bronchitis caused by secondhand cigarette smoke. more
Still no love for ‘I Love NY’ signs
It has been nearly three years since the bright blue eyesores began appearing on highways statewide. That’s three years of complaints from local officials and residents . . . more
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