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Steve Levy is the county executive of Suffolk County.
Steve Levy is the county executive of Suffolk County.
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Equalizing Steve Levy did a savvy thing when he hired Paul Sabatino away from the county legislature. But he was less than astute in parting ways with Sabatino, who has become a key Levy critic. Now, the county attorney has issued an opinion that cuts... -
Future of the county's health
Now that Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy has let us all know the identity of the HMO that would buy Suffolk's health plan, the county legislature will have to scrutinize this proposal microscopically. Levy's motivation is the usual: saving money. The...Tags: Health Insurance, Medical Services, Health Treatments
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May 13: Private nursing homes, school budgets, sex ed
Private nursing homes can work Cheryl A. Felice, head of Suffolk's largest union, recently implored me to do what Nassau County is doing with its nursing home ["The nursing home controversy," April 25, Letters]. While Nassau is asking its nursing home...Tags: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Services, New York, Newsday, Suffolk County (New York)
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Since 1998, Dolans gave $2.7M to politicians, causes
reid.epstein@newsday.com; Staff writer EdenThe Dolan family and its Cablevision political action committee are heavy hitters in the halls of power in Albany and Washington, giving more than $2.7 million to politicians and causes of all stripes since 1998. The contributions bridge any political...Tags: Manhattan, New York, Parties and Movements, Christianity, Al Gore
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Who's that patrolling our roads?
There's a pregnant pause in the struggle over which police agency will patrol state roads such as the Long Island Expressway and Sunrise Highway. So let's use this moment of calm to revisit what ought to happen. First, the incontrovertible fact: For...Tags: Tom Suozzi, Long Island Expressway, Eliot Spitzer, Police, Transportation
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Lawmakers: Make details of Suffolk HMO sale public
rick.brand@newsday.comCounty Executive Steve Levy's efforts to keep confidential details of the proposed sale of the county-run HMO - Suffolk Health Plan - ran into an adverse state opinion yesterday that some legislators said could lead to a more public debate. However,...Tags: Central Islip, Laws, Health Treatments, Contracts
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Fire Island will get no extra police this summer
rick.brand@newsday.comThis summer, Fire Island will have to do without extra police officers who in the past have increased enforcement by 25 percent in the resort communities, Suffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer said yesterday. Dormer told lawmakers at a Hauppauge...Tags: Crimes, Diseases, Police, National Government, Emergency Planning
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Levy convinces state he would pull cops off highways
rick.brand@newsday.comWhen 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....Tags: Long Island Expressway, David A. Paterson, Police, Lobbying, Regional Authority
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A salutary summit
The first-ever Suffolk County summit on child health and safety, held Friday at Touro Law Center, demonstrated the county executive's power as a convener. Steve Levy does that well. But he must also keep in mind his vital fiscal role of adequately funding...Tags: Brookhaven, Society
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Dormer won't suspend police services to towns
rick.brand@newsday.comSuffolk Police Commissioner Richard Dormer created a firestorm among East End and village police agencies when he ordered an end to "inappropriate" detective and other specialized services paid for by taxpayers in Suffolk's five western towns. The...Tags: Crimes, Police
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