Politics
Follow Long Island politics from local elections and races to legislation to reaction to national events.
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Politics
Nassau may provide ID placards for deaf motorists
Drivers in Nassau County could carry cards identifying themselves as deaf or hearing-impaired to avert ...
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Suffolk
Lawmakers block sewer connection to Heartland
A Suffolk legislative committee on Monday would not advance a sewer connection agreement between the ...
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Joye Brown
Brown: Future LIRR system fixes aren't enough
A group of Republican lawmakers — in an election year, natch — is calling for ...
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Region/State
Molinaro says he wants to cut property taxes 30%
The GOP gubernatorial candidate declined to outline specifics, but he said his plan would eliminate state ...
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Politics
Suffolk to get $500G to study sewer taxing districts
Suffolk County will get a $500,000 grant to study the possibility of creation of a ...
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Politics
Suffolk barred temporarily from issuing RFPs
A state Supreme Court justice has issued a preliminary injunction barring Suffolk from issuing new ...
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Politics
1600: Win or lose on Kavanaugh, GOP pays a price
'The party of men' An agreement is in place between lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford ...
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Nassau
King campaign ad with Evelyn Rodriguez to air
King canceled the ad after Rodriguez's death Sept. 14, but at her family's urging reworked ...
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Nation
NY House races may prove important in midterms
Polling experts say a loss of two Republican seats would help Democrats' quest to regain control ...
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Region/State
Judge: No wonder NY has lost faith in government
A string of convictions has had a "corrosive effect" on public perception of state government, Judge ...