Politics

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and GOP candidate for Governor Bruce Blakeman ripped into the New York State Public Campaign Finance Board (PCFB) after the agency announced plans to hire outside counsel to defend […]

Kicks Off ‘The Cost of Blakeman’ Tour in Mineola By Hank Russell Democratic elected officials, labor unions and organizations convened in Mineola on April 29 to kick off its “The Cost of Blakeman” tour. They […]

By Hank Russell Assembly Republican Leader Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and GOP members of the Assembly held a press conference on April 29 at the Capitol in Albany to introduce “Ride Safe, Ride Secure,” a […]

By Hank Russell Attorney General Letitia James and Governor Kathy Hochul filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Transportation after the agency announced it will withhold funding from the state because there were illegal […]

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman blasted Kathy Hochul’s proposal to force seniors to pay hundreds of dollars more each month for Medicare Part B premiums as part of […]

By Hank Russell A week after Attorney General Letitia James filed a pair of lawsuits against a pair of prediction market firms, accusing them of promoting illegal gambling, the federal government hit back with a […]

By Hank Russell Two Suffolk County officials are urging state legislators to reject a series of bills that they said would unleash havoc on New York’s streets and release some of the state’s most violent […]

By Hank Russell New York State Assembly Republican Leader Ed Ra (R-Franklin Square) and Senate Republican Leader Rob Ortt (R,C,IP-Lockport) recently unveiled new legislation (S.9921) which they said would correct a bureaucratic error made by […]

By Hank Russell Governor Kathy Hochul and her Republican opponent, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, are accusing each other of raising taxes and hurting residents. Blakeman, who recently blasted Hochul for introducing the pied-á-terre tax […]

By Hank Russell A Nassau County legislator is calling on her colleagues to immediately support her bill that would cap the tax on gas purchases for motorists for six months. Joined by her Democratic colleagues […]