In chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures . . .
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2/24/22
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Republicans — at least those in Nassau County — believe they have a chance to reclaim the governor’s mansion this year, and are throwing their support behind U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin to …
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By Mallory Wilson
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2/17/22
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Members of the State Assembly and executives of the Levittown and Seaford public libraries gathered at a news conference at the Levittown facility last Friday to discuss Gov. Kathy Hochul’s …
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By Mallory Wilson
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2/3/22
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In his first week on the job, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman addressed the coronavirus pandemic in a way that can best be described as premature, if not downright foolhardy.
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1/13/22
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The war on local school boards, teaching and history is escalating as conservative activists and Republican politicians prepare for the 2022 congressional midterm elections.
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By Alan Singer
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12/23/21
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Last Friday, Gov. Kathy Hochul reaffirmed a state mandate requiring mask use in public spaces such as stores and restaurants
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12/16/21
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The Herald has editorialized a half-dozen times on Long Island’s desperate need to restore the federal income-tax deduction for state and local taxes . . .
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12/9/21
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"The Event,” a 2015 found-footage documentary by Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa, opens with black-and-white images of mostly men marching in August 1991 through the streets of Leningrad . . .
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11/25/21
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New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power.
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11/18/21
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New York’s new governor, Kathy Hochul, made it clear in the days leading up to her ascension to the state’s highest office that she would like to see a statewide mask mandate for schoolchildren and their teachers. Thank you, Governor.
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8/26/21
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