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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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With the race for control of the Nassau County Legislature as tight this year as any in recent memory, we now understand why the Republican majority hurried this spring to redraw district lines, attempting to gerrymander them in the GOP’s favor.
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11/17/11
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Although the Nassau County Board of Elections has nearly completed its vote count in all 45 election precincts, the question still remains: Which political party will control the majority in the Nassau County Legislature?
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By David Weingrad
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11/11/11
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Veolia Transportation Inc. recently signed a contract to take over operation of Long Island Bus, run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Nassau County Attorney’s Office is reviewing the agreement before it is submitted to the county Legislature for a vote, but members of New York Public Interest Research Group Fund want the details now
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/31/11
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A Nassau legislative hearing to review the county’s $2.6 billion 2012 budget turned chaotic early Friday afternoon when residents and MTA Long Island Bus drivers refused to cede the floor, demanding more time to be heard during a 30-minute public comment session.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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10/28/11
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The third race between attorneys Chris Browne, a Republican from Rockville Centre who is challenging incumbent, seven-time county legislator Joe Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin, took a provocative turn this week when the Nassau County Democratic Club sent out a mailing asserting that in June 2010, Browne, in his role on the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, voted to approve construction of a strip club in Wantagh.
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Judy Rattner and Chris Connolly
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10/26/11
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10/21/11
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10/21/11
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It’s just over three weeks until Election Day, Nov. 8. Candidates are running for all 19 seats on the Nassau County Legislature, three Hempstead Town Council district positions, the townwide offices of supervisor, clerk and receiver of taxes, and judgeships in the county and state courts.
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10/13/11
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In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore.
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By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton
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8/16/11
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