Politics

By Hank Russell Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 16 other attorneys general today filed a lawsuit against the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) and DOT Secretary Sean Duffy for illegally cutting […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Cait Crudden Suffolk County Comptroller John M. Kennedy, Jr. (R-Nesconset) has announced the successful recovery of nearly $1.7 million in overpaid medical expenses following the completion of an audit […]

By Hank Russell Many district attorneys throughout the state hailed the newest discovery laws that were just included in the state budget, but one DA said it doesn’t do enough. On May 7, Governor Kathy […]

Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni (D-Sag Harbor) hosted a press conference at Suffolk County Community College alongside Suffolk County officials and local veteran advocates in support of A.6001/S.1040, introduced by Schiavoni and Senator Anthony Palumbo (R-New […]

By Hank Russell A Long Island state legislator ripped his fellow colleagues in the chamber for passing a piece of legislation that would afford terminally ill patients access to medications to end their lives. He […]

By Hank Russell A battery storage safety bill that U.S. Congressman Andrew Garbarino helped introduce passed the House of Representatives. The Setting Consumer Standards for Lithium-Ion Batteries Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by […]

By Hank Russell A recent review of Nassau County’s payments to Nassau Health Care Corporation (NHCC) over a ten-year period for the County’s portion of certain benefits for employees and retirees of Nassau University Medical […]

Says Edict Would Affect Pending Projects in New York By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James led a coalition of 17 other attorneys general on May 5 in filing a lawsuit to end […]

By Hank Russell Once again, Assemblyman Keith Brown (R,C-Northport) called for the delay in the implementation of changes to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) back to July 1. Despite these efforts, Brown said, […]