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Janison: Hack-attack alert measure looks possible

There's bipartisan push for federal legislation to require private companies to notify the government of breaches to their cybersystems.

Brown: Jumping the shark on Nassau reassessments
Who ruined the Nassau County assessment system? It's a debate that apparently will never die.
Janison: Empty GOP Russia denials aren't going away
Some Republicans on the national stage aren't ready to give up spurious assertions amid new federal reports on Russian interference in U.S. elections.
Janison: Branding Biden radical is for GOP die-hards
McConnell's attempt to label Biden comes as the Senate GOP leader seeks to unite his party against the specter of a threat.
Asking the Clergy: Ramadan in a time of global crisis
This week's commenters discuss how COVID-19 has changed and deepened the meaning of such obligations as prayer and fasting.
Janison: Biden's Afghanistan timing gets mixed reactions
Biden's promise of an U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by Sept. 11 works politically, and symbolically, for the moment.
Janison: Biden's position on China alters Trump's
Biden cites the rivalry with Beijing's government while urging massive U.S. taxpayer investment in newly defined infrastructure.
Janison: Biden's early expectation management
Still early in his term, Biden's public statements reveal an effort to manage expectations from the public and from within his party.
Janison: Ruling the GOP from Mar-a-Lago faces tests
Trump and his acolytes face new tests of how much longer the defeated president can play boss of his own brand of the Grand Old Party.
Brown: One toke over the (town) line
Long Island officials already are dealing with issues including how to determine when drivers are impaired by marijuana.
Asking the Clergy: Honoring those lost in the past year
This week's clergy discuss how their congregations are honoring those affected by COVID-19 with prayer, religious rituals and good works.