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Let's have more action and less politics

Why should we be begging for lawmakers in Washington to work together? more

2/28/13

Town should seize redistricting opportunity

In so many ways, the Town of Hempstead has set an example of how government ought to operate. more

2/28/13

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg will remain in the 19th District. A Republican redistricting plan proposed as late as Monday would have removed him from the 19th District, which he has represented for 14 years.

One vote scuttles GOP plan to remove county legislator from 19th District

Republicans in the Nassau County Legislature modified their proposed redistricting map yesterday, backing off a plan to place a sliver of Merrick, including the home of Democratic Legislator Dave Denenberg, into the neighboring district of Legislator Joseph Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin. The plan would have removed one of the two incumbents from the Legislature. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 2/27/13

Not the way to help the middle class

President Obama’s fourth State of the Union address may have sounded magical, but don’t be fooled by the pie in the sky. more

2/21/13

We're the grass in the redistricting field

There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field. more

2/21/13

If you can't win fairly, try changing the rules

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a cheater. My rule applies to athletes who take steroids to gain an advantage over their competitors, or my neighbor who calls my tennis shots out of bounds even though he knows the balls were inside the line. more

1/31/13

The gun statistics speak for themselves

There is a lot of emotion surrounding the current debate about making our gun-control laws more rational, and not too many facts. more

1/17/13

Members of the Nassau County United Redistricting Coalition presented their plan to redraw the 19 legislative districts (map at right), which differs from the maps proposed by the Republicans (center) and Democrats (left).

Coalition presents third option for redistricting

Dissatisfied with a pair of plans that would redraw Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts, a group of good-government organizations has created its own map, which was presented to the County Legislature on Jan. 14. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/16/13

A chance for bipartisanship lost

Last year, Nassau County created the Temporary Districting Advisory Commission to draft new legislative maps for the next decade. more

1/10/13

A tumultuous 2012, to say the least

If there had been only a presidential election, and no other major news events, in 2012, it still would’ve been a year to remember. more

1/3/13

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