Federal experts must untangle LIPA response
Photo credit: James Carbone | LIPA worker Neil Williams, of LIPA's Emergency Services, works along Northside Road in Yaphank to restore power that was lost due to superstorm Sandy, even though another storm is on the way. (Nov. 5, 2012)
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Long Island officials reached out to the U.S. government Friday to help untangle the region's response to superstorm Sandy.
Some might wonder why it took almost two weeks for a coalition of mostly Nassau Republicans and a Democrat, whose district crosses counties, to make the unprecedented request.
One answer might lie in the response Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray and Rep. Carolyn...
