Politics

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a press conference on August 14 to sign into law a bill introduced by Legislator Masi Melesa Pilip (R-Great Neck) that makes it illegal to wear […]

U.S. Representative Nick LaLota (R-Hauppauge) introduced the Save Our Safety-Net Hospitals Act on August 13, a bipartisan bill that he says would prevent massive cuts to New York hospitals’ Medicaid payments. He introduced the bill […]

Requests Include Capital Improvements at Train Stations By Hank Russell The East End Supervisors and Mayors Association (EESMA) recently wrote a letter to Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) President Robert Free, requesting that the agency […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Colin Herr Recently a coalition of lawmakers and advocates convened a press conference to address a critical issue facing 9/11 first responders and survivors. Congressman Andrew Garbarino (R-Bayport), U.S. […]

Former Vice President Michael R. Pence will be the featured speaker at the Long Island Associations (LIA) annual Fall Luncheon on October 29.  LIA President & CEO Matt Cohen will moderate a wide-ranging conversation with […]

By Kayleigh Anderson In a recent poll of more than 1,195 likely New York State voters conducted by the Siena College Research Institute, Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is leading Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump […]

By Hank Russell Members of the Nassau County Democratic Legislative Minority held a press conference inside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola on August 5 to introduce emergency legislation that they say […]

By Hank Russell The New York State Republican Committee is calling on New York residents to vote down the proposed Equal Rights Amendment, which goes up for a vote in the state on November 5. […]

By Sara Strassberg Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine held a Zoom call with local reporters on July 26 to lay out his goals for the county and what he has accomplished thus far. Some of […]

Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri The Smithtown community lost an iconic figure in former Suffolk Police Commissioner and Town Councilman Bob Creighton (R-Kings Park), who passed away last Wednesday at the age […]