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Scrap over scrap-metal bill in Suffolk

May 12, 2008

Suffolk Legis. Jack Eddington thought his proposal was a "no-brainer."

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Levy convinces state he would pull cops off highways

May 4, 2008

When County Executive Steve Levy's top lobbyist Ben Zwirn and police patrol chief Robert Ponzo met in Albany with state police officials last month, they carried signed transfer orders to send 13 Suffolk highway patrol officers back to local precincts.
Suffolk lawmaker Montano called pivotal, prickly

April 27, 2008

Lately, Suffolk Legis. Ricardo Montano has gone his own way ... a lot.
One LI woman works for Clinton, another for Obama

April 20, 2008

Dolores Sedacca was back on the road yesterday.
Praise, contempt for activist's Broadwater fight

April 13, 2008

When Gov. David A. Paterson killed the controversial Broadwater project last week on the balmy boardwalk of Sunken Meadow State Park, no one was smiling more broadly than Adrienne Esposito.
Brand: Grassroots organizer's death mourned

April 6, 2008

It was a perfect Martha moment.
'Peconic County' idea resonates; not statehood

March 30, 2008

Assemb. Fred Thiele said he still sees the "Peconic County" bumper stickers on lots of cars as he drives across the East End.
Foley mulls bid to knock Mazzei off town board

March 23, 2008

If it were a WWE event, touts would dub it the "Blue Point cage match."
Johnson must woo LI voters after Spitzer departure

March 16, 2008

When he first ran for state Senate a year ago, campaign mailings depicted Craig Johnson as Robin to Gov. Eliot Spitzer's Batman.
Rival county executives have reversed roles

March 9, 2008

On one side of Hauppauge's Veterans Memorial Highway, Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, at the bidding of Gov. Eliot Spitzer, presided over a standing-room-only crowd and took testimony on capping the state's ever-rising property taxes.
Islip's newest Democrat takes a trip to Albany

February 17, 2008

Islip Town Board member Christopher Bodkin slipped into Albany unannounced last week along with five prominent incumbents across the state, at the invitation of Democratic campaign strategists recruiting candidates for the State Senate.