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	Long Islanders react&nbsp;to the proposed residential gas hike, saying &quot;things are so expensive already.&quot;
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Gov. Hochul unveiled plans for her state budget proposal, including no new state taxes, a 4.3% increase in school aid and no taxes on tips. NewsdayTV political analyst Joye Brown has more.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul told Newsday that raising the minimum wage in New York gradually would be better for businesses. Newsday senior business writer James T. Madore reports.

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Harendra Singh, a former restaurant mogul and Town of Oyster Bay concessionaire from Laurel Hollow, was sentenced in 2023 to four years in prison for a slew of financial crimes involving loan schemes.

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Salvatore Esposito confirmed to Newsday that, following months of negotiations, he'd agreed to settle his 2019 federal lawsuit against the college and Suffolk County although he declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal.

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Stony Brook University will partner with Farmingdale State and Suffolk County Community College to launch an eight-week research program.

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Affordability, child care and crime were some of the topics touched on by Gov. Kathy Hochul during her 2026 State of the State address, which was met by both praise and criticism. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed has more.

'Universal Pre-K for every single 4-year-old'

In her address, Hochul discussed affordable child care, protecting the offshore wind industry and lowering car insurance costs. NewsdayTV's political analyst Joye Brown reports.

Newsday's Joye Brown: 'It was a call to arms'

On this month's editon of Island Insider, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's plans to run for governor, Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as NYC mayor, Nassau County's border security, and more.

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Republican Bruce Blakeman took the oath of office to begin his second term as county executive on Monday night. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa reports.

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Affordability is expected to be a big issue in Albany in 2026, as well as in Gov. Kathy Hochul's upcoming State of the State address. NewsdayTV's Doug Geed reports.

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LIPA predicted Long Islanders' PSEG electic bills would drop in January; that now isn't going to happen. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington explains.

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One young Long Island mother said getting pregnant at 16 has meant putting off plans to go to law school.

LI teen birth rates plummet

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NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa heads to Peconic Ice Rink to sharpen skates, check out the Zamboni and see what it takes to maintain the rink in this week's LI Works.

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Shaili Soni is a volunteer at the Stony Brook Medicine Food Farmacy who helps patients with food insecurity.

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