They were angry, expressing those feelings as shame on the Hempstead Town Board. They are the group that has attended meeting after meeting, hoping to get some voice into how town board district …
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By Ana Borruto
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2/23/23
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Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t.
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11/7/13
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Nassau County Legislator Carrie Solages, of Elmont, confirmed to residents last week that, beginning next January, he will no longer represent certain portions of the current 3rd District, which has …
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Vikas Girdhar
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5/10/13
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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.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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2/27/13
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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.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/16/13
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Last year, Nassau County created the Temporary Districting Advisory Commission to draft new legislative maps for the next decade.
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1/10/13
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In November, when voters head to the polls, they may see some changes on the ballot. On Jan. 1, new State Assembly and Senate districts take effect, along with new congressional districts.
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9/27/12
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Nassau County residents will get a chance to offer their input on the makeup of the County Legislature’s 19 districts at a series of public forums that begin this week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/19/12
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The Long Island Index recently completed one of its most ambitious projects to date: a year-and-a-half long quest to map all of the special districts and service providers in Nassau County.
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By Alex Costello
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7/11/12
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If, like so many Long Islanders, you’re a gardener, you’ll have to rethink when you plant your vegetables and flowers in the coming years.
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2/16/12
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