Politics

Trying to Stop FAA from Transferring Workers from Westbury to Philadelphia Congressmen Anthony D’Esposito (R-Garden City) and Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) recently held a rally with members of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NACTA) […]

By Kayleigh Anderson Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D-Westbury) and Nassau County Legislator Scott M. Davis (D-Rockville Centre) held a press conference outside the Hempstead Water Works on June 19 to demand that […]

By Hank Russell Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Valley Stream) set up a petition calling for County Executive Bruce Blakeman to make June 19, also known as Juneteenth, a paid holiday for Nassau County employees. […]

By Hank Russell The Nassau County Comptroller’s Office announced on June 17 that, after paying down more than $400 million in major liabilities in 2023, the county ended the year with a surplus of almost […]

Call for Trains to Haul Waste off Long Island By Hank Russell A group of local elected officials and union leaders converged at Brookhaven Town Hall on June 14 to call on the state Legislature, […]

Additional Money Will Prevent Need for Property Tax Hikes from LIPA Settlement By Kayleigh Anderson A jointly sponsored bill borne from the Long Island Power Authority’s (LIPA) settlement with the Huntington Town Board passed both […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri Suffolk County Legislator Steve Englebright (D-Setauket) recently proposed a bill to ban food service establishments and third-party food delivery services from providing single-use food service items, such […]

Legislation Brought Forth after Blakeman’s Executive Order Was Struck down in Court By Hank Russell In a case of “if you don’t succeed, try, try again,” the Nassau County Legislature ushered in a bill that […]

By Hank Russell Suffolk County Legislator Dominick Thorne (R-Patchogue) was joined by fellow Legislator Leslie Kennedy (R-Hauppauge),  local fire chiefs and members of the Suffolk County Fire Rescue and Emergency Services (FRES) at the Suffolk […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The summer months played host to a contentious local law issue: a ballot measure that would allow Suffolk residents to approve or reject an eighth-cent sales tax […]