Voters will head to the polls on Nov. 8, but it won’t be just to decide the next president. Many other federal, state, county and local seats are . . .
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10/6/16
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The two Democratic Party candidates vying for the Assembly District 20 seat, Anthony Eramo and Jeffrey Toback, exchanged views on several issues during a forum sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters (LWV) held at the Hewlett Woodmere Public Library on Aug. 30.
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By Diana Colapietro
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9/7/16
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The Southwest Nassau chapter of the League of Women Voters holds a Meet the Candidates night on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett.
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8/24/16
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Last week, a bill requiring all public schools to test their water for lead was given the green light by both the Senate and the Assembly, and is expected to be signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/21/16
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Most schools on Long Island are not required to test for lead in their water by either the federal or state government.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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6/14/16
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There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . .
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3/18/16
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On Monday, Republican and Democratic delegates from around the great state of Iowa will hold district conventions, at which attendees in their respective precincts will mark the names of the presidential candidates they support. Votes will be counted in each precinct . . .
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1/28/16
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On Nov. 3, registered voters in Nassau County can vote in the general election. Even though high school students are too young to vote, they are approaching voting age — 18 — and simultaneously learning about the government in school.
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Alison Hagen
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10/28/15
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After meeting with several inmates during his historic visit to a federal prison in July, President Obama remarked, “What is normal is young people make mistakes,” and added that the only difference between the inmates and most Americans is the resources and social support structures available to those who aren’t in prison.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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9/30/15
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Labor Day isn’t far behind us, but we all know how time flies. Soon enough it will be November, and Election Day. All the political talk thus far . . .
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9/17/15
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