State & Regional News

Town Extends Battery Storage Moratorium
Long Island News
March 13, 2025
Hank Russell
Long Island News
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Previously Published in The Messenger By Matt Meduri As lithium batteries become more commonplace in appliances, devices, and modes of transport, the concern regarding their safety and disposal has outpaced the relatively new technology’s apparent [...]

Lawsuit Aims to Stop Dismantling of Education Dept.
Education
March 13, 2025
Hank Russell
Education
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By Hank Russell New York Attorney General Letitia James recently joined 20 attorneys general in a lawsuit to prevent President Donald Trump from doing away with the Education Department (ED). James and the coalition said [...]
Crime
Hempstead Man Convicted of Robbing, Stabbing Funeral Home Owner
March 13, 2025
Hank Russell
Crime
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A Hempstead man has been convicted of robbing and stabbing the owner of an Amityville funeral home two years ago. On August 29, 2023, at approximately 11:30 a.m., the owner of an Amityville funeral home [...]
Crime
Baldwin Man Indicted in Retail Theft Operation
Nearly $40,000 Worth of Merchandise Stolen from Home Improvement Chain A Baldwin man was indicted in an alleged retail theft operation that employed several individuals to steal merchandise from Home Depot stores in Nassau County, [...]
Op Eds
Assembly’s One-House Budget Is Too Much for New Yorkers
March 13, 2025
Hank Russell
Op Eds
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By Keith Brown From my first one-house budget proposal in 2021, which was $208.3 billion, spending in our state has increased by more than $48 billion — approximately 26%. The Assembly one-house budget proposal for [...]