Politics

By Hank Russell Nassau Democrats celebrated as their candidate for Nassau County Legislature, Olena Nicks, won the seat left vacant by Siela Bynoe, who ran for — and won — a seat for New York […]

Reports: Growing Rift between Him and His Running Mate By Lindsay Press Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado made a surprising announcement that he will not be running for re-election this fall. Although he gave no reason […]

By Hank Russell A Long Island assemblyman joined his fellow Republican colleagues from upstate New York calling for the Humane Alternatives to Long-Term Solitary Confinement (HALT) Act. Daniel Norber (R,C-Great Neck) said the Act puts […]

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a special press conference at American Legion Post 1066 in Massapequa on February 24 to announce that he is seeking re-election. According to his campaign website, […]

By Lindsay Press Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into a law a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni (D-Sag Harbor) that will allow the Town of Southampton to enact a Homestead Exemption for its […]

By Hank Russell Moments after President Donald J. Trump announced the congestion pricing program is over, Janno Lieber, chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has filed a lawsuit to keep the program going. On […]

By Lindsay Press A group of elected officials from New York called on Governor Kathy Hochul to provide firefighters in the state with critical equipment they say they desperately need. In a letter to the […]

By Hank Russell The Nassau Interim Finance Agency (NIFA) unanimously voted to authorize a $20,045 contract to retain Nawrocki Smith LLP to audit the Office of the County Attorney and examine the sharp increase in […]

County Executive Candidate Says Nassau Residents Deserve to Know By Hank Russell Seth Koslow, the Nassau County legislator who is running for County Executive on the Democratic ticket, is calling on the current county executive, […]

By Hank Russell After receiving pushback from Republican members of the Assembly, the Democrat majority reversed its decision to advance the bill to change the date of a special election that one GOP Assemblymember called […]