Rick Brand

Rick Brand is a longtime Newsday reporter who writes about politics and government on Long Island.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, right, and Town

Brand: Bellone, Schaffer unite to battle Trump

Bellone, who has been feuding with Schaffer, attended last week as Suffolk Democrats elected Schaffer

Rick Brand Brand: Chasm widens in Bellone v. Schaffer
It’s not often these days that warring Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and Democratic chairman
9/22/18
Rick Brand Brand: Endorsement decision looms for Bellone
To endorse or not to endorse? That’s the question facing Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
9/15/18
Spin Cycle Huntington GOP proposes 'Stop LIPA' ballot line
The plan is among several petition drives for independent ballot lines in Suffolk County.
8/22/18
Rick Brand Brand: Audit finds more losses from Beach Hut
Suffolk County Comptroller John Kennedy — who last year in the midst of an ongoing
7/28/18
Politics D'Amaro receives backing from trades council
Former Suffolk Legis. Louis D’Amaro has won the backing of the Nassau-Suffolk Building Trades Council
7/24/18
Politics Brand: First-time candidate fights to stay on ballot
Michael Marcantonio has everything a local political leader could dream of in a first-time political
7/21/18
Politics Brand: Proposal to boost underwater acres stalled
It was a massive proposal to quadruple the 25,000 acres in Suffolk’s agricultural districts by
7/14/18
Rick Brand Brand: Battle over borrowing in Suffolk
The battle between Democratic County Executive Steve Bellone and Republican legislators over the bundling of
7/7/18
Rick Brand Brand: Meteoric rise for Suffolk judge
Martorana ascended to state Supreme Court due to a political quirk.
6/30/18
Rick Brand DiNapoli to head Suffolk ‘shared services’ event
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli will headline Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone’s Suffolk’s Shared Services summit
6/25/18