Politics

By Hank Russell New York State Assembly members Keith Brown and Ed Ra criticized the state Legislature for passing another budget extender while state elected officials once again missed the April 1 deadline to approve […]

By Hank Russell The New York State Senate approved by a 57-4 vote on April 4 a bill introduced by New York State Assemblyman Charles Lavine (D-Glen Cove) that would decriminalize adultery. The only Long […]

New York State Senator Mario R. Mattera (R-St. James) introduced a set of bills aimed at protecting legal homeowners from squatters. This package represents one of the most aggressive efforts to address the disregard for […]

Assembly Republicans were joined by representatives of the law enforcement community on April 3 to call on Governor Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders the 2024-25 Enacted Budget must include measures to protect New Yorkers, support […]

Bill Would Redefine the Term “Tenant” to Exclude Squatters Assembly Republican Leader Will Barclay (R,C-Pulaski) joined small property owners and his colleagues in the Minority Conference on March 27 to highlight the glaring flaws in […]

On the fourth anniversary of the controversial Department of Health (DOH) directive that required nursing homes to admit COVID-positive patients, key figures from the Assembly and Senate Republican Conferences, along with Voices for Seniors Co-Founder […]

The chairmen of the Suffolk County and Nassau County Republican Committees — Jesse Garcia and Joseph G. Cairo, Jr., respectively — made a joint announcement on March 22 endorsing Donald J. Trump for President. “President […]

Attorney General Letitia James announced the activation of the Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Election Protection Hotline for the upcoming presidential primary on April 2, as well as throughout New York’s early voting period […]

By Hank Russell The Oyster Bay Town Board joined the 10 towns in Suffolk County in backing Suffolk DA Ray Tieney’s efforts to amend New York State laws related to deadly substances such as fentanyl […]

Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (D-Sag Harbor),  has been appointed by Speaker Carl Heastie to serve as co-chair of the 2024 Joint Budget Subcommittee on General Government and Local Assistance. The establishment of conference committees […]