Baldwin Democrat Laura Curran pulled out a victory over Republican Jack Martins in the race for Nassau County’s highest seat on Tuesday night, withall precincts reporting, …
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/7/17
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President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket.
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6/1/17
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Jeff Leb, from Cedarhurst, was honored by the 41st Assembly District Democrats Club at the group’s annual dinner-dance at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brooklyn on April 6.
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4/7/17
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Since November’s election, it hasn’t been easy to be a Democrat. Most of us assumed that Hillary Clinton would win in a walk, and the media . . .
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2/9/17
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One day after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States, women, men and children by the hundreds of thousands descended on Washington, D.C., New York City and more than 60 major points around the globe on Jan. 21 to send a signal to Republican lawmakers: Women’s rights are human rights.
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By Scott Brinton and Rossana Weitekamp
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1/22/17
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Russia. Friend? Enemy? Campaign and political pawn is more like it these days.
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12/22/16
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Speaking to a half dozen people in the Five Towns on the Wednesday morning immediately after Election Day, sentiments ranged from joy, anger and shock regarding the outcome of the presidential race between Republican Donald Trump, who won the highest political office in the nation based on the Electoral College count, and Democrat Hillary Clinton, who ended up winning the popular vote.
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By Diana Colapietro
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11/16/16
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For the first time in nearly three decades, the residents of the 9th Senate District and the 20th Assembly District will have freshmen legislators representing them in Albany, with the re-election of Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and the election of novice lawmaker Melissa “Missy” Miller of Atlantic Beach.
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By Jeff Bessen and Erik Hawkins
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11/16/16
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Republican Brian Curran, a lifelong resident of Lynbrook, is seeking re-election to a New York State assembly seat in Nassau County’s 21st District. Democrat Travis Bourgeois is challenging him.
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By Mary Malloy
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11/1/16
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Twenty-two days before Election Day, Nov. 8, a half dozen candidates from three political races spoke on several issues at the forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Nassau that took place at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett on Oct. 19.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/26/16
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