Politics
Follow Long Island politics from local elections and races to legislation to reaction to national events.
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Yvette Aguiar spoke to Newsday about her journey to becoming the first Latina town supervisor in Riverhead's 227-year history. ...
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Yvette Aguiar said the 2001 terror attacks are still "close to my heart," as she takes her experiences as an NYPD officer and college professor into the Riverhead supervisor job.
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Though most of the hourlong forum was tame, tension between constituents and Rep. Kathleeen Rice escalated a few times on Saturday when the conversation shifted to national and partisan issues.
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The move comes after nearly all real estate industry representatives failed to appear at a state legislative hearing on housing discrimination in December.
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Suffolk parties nominate candidates for office
County Republicans and Democrats have named candidates for Congress, state Legislature and other offices.
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Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and Sen. Chuck Schumer were among the officials who reacted to findings in the Newsday report: "The Grumman Plume: Decades of Deceit."
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Sen. Chuck Schumer called on the federal government to recognize four ailments linked to Agent Orange exposure in Vietnam veterans.
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The Nassau GOP nominated Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne to run against Sen. Kevin Thomas in the 6th Senate District.
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Opponents doubt the proposed South Fork wind farm will hit its contracted 2022 completion, and its federal review remains "paused."
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Once an arena for legislative combat, the Suffolk County Legislature is now known for collaboration and innovation as it turns 50 years old.