Politics

By Hank Russell As Governor Kathy Hochul sent out a flurry of press releases announcing the number of bills she signed to be incorporated into the state budget, many GOP state legislators were disappointed in […]

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 […]

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, […]

Would Prevent Real and Enhanced Media in a Sexual Nature from Being Posted without One’s Consent By Hank Russell By a 409-2 vote, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bill by U.S. Senator […]