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Editorial: Smart MTA revamp needs Cuomo push

Here's what it will take for the MTA to turn another report into a new reality for the public transportation agency.

• Letters Letter: Feeling punished for public service

  Reader letters to Newsday about public service, equal pay for athletes and more.

• Lane Filler Filler: Behind the scenes of Elia's resignation

  Tension between Elia and the Regents that had been building for more than a year hit a new peak last month.

• Opinion The Point: Tension at home and in Puerto Rico

  The Point is Newsday's daily opinion newsletter.

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• Commentary Opinion: Congresswomen do illegal immigrants no favors

  One result of his words is that this Democratic four will just maybe be seen as less reprehensible than they are.

• Commentary Opinion: Stevens leaves behind a rich legacy

  On a professional level, Stevens's imprint on U.S. jurisprudence cannot be captured in a few short paragraphs.

• Letters Letters: The president vs. 'the Squad'

  Reader letters to Newsday about President Trump's comments toward four Democratic congresswomen.

• Lane Filler Filler: Deduction workaround for SALT is a gimmick

  Calling state and local taxes 'charitable contributions' is corrosive deception.

• Editorial Editorial: NYC mustn't prolong Garner case

  Delay should have been abandoned long before Officer Daniel Pantaleo's NYPD proceeding this year.

• Editorial Editorial: Reuse of water can preserve supply

  Nassau's sewer operator deserves praise for a program expected to save up to 300 million gallons of groundwater per year.

• Lane Filler Filler: Zeldin's struggle between loyalty and friendship

  Zeldin conceded that Trump should have stuck to policy disagreements.