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Senate Majority leader Dean Skelos — pictured here being sworn into office in January by his brother, Judge Peter Skelos — and his son, Adam, far left, turned themselves in to the FBI in Manhattan on Monday.

Dean Skelos, son surrender to federal authorities

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, turned themselves over to the FBI in Manhattan on the morning of Monday, May 4 on charges of extortion, fraud and soliciting bribes. It was … more

By Alex Costello | 5/4/15

Senator Dean Skelos, second from right, and his son, Adam, left, could be arrested on May 4, the New York Times reports, following a corruption investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

Skelos and son may be arrested next week

The New York Times is reporting that Senator Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, may be arrested as early as Monday, May 4. Skelos, the senate's Majority Leader and a Republican from Rockville Centre, and his … more

By Alex Costello | 5/1/15

It's long past time we legislators cleaned up our act

It has been a momentous month in Albany. The recent arrest of Sheldon Silver, the former Assembly speaker . . . more

2/26/15

Madeline Singas, acting district attorney of Nassau County, spoke with editors and reporters at Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday. She outlined her thinking on a number of pressing issues.

A conversation with Madeline Singas

Madeline Singas, Nassau County’s new acting district attorney, stopped by Herald Community Newspapers’ Garden City office last Thursday for a discussion with editors and reporters about the views, goals and strategies she brings to the job. The conversation touched on topics from gun violence to illegal drugs, police practices, public corruption and what Singas sees as the need for “smart prosecution,” from crime-prevention strategies to alternatives to jailing young, non-violent offenders. more

By Brian Racow | 2/12/15

What wasn't in the State of the State

One thing that can be said about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech on Jan. 21 was that he didn’t shy away from most of the hard issues. more

1/29/15

Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature and a Republican candidate for Congress, held a press conference on July 31 in Mineola, where he called for his Democratic opponent, District Attorney Kathleen Rice, to explain her role at the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel she co-chaired.

Blakeman demands Rice defend time at Moreland

Seizing on controversy swirling around the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel that Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice co-chaired, Bruce Blakeman, who is running against her for Congress, called on Rice last Thursday to publicly explain her role at the panel, and to release emails and other documents from her time there. more

By Brian Racow | 8/6/14

Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?

With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more

7/30/14

Albany's unfinished business, Part I

The State Assembly and Senate end their legislative sessions on June 19, and while there have been significant accomplishments, there are also important matters that were either left unaddressed or, … more

6/12/14

A promising start on government corruption comes to a disappointing end

As part of the budget deal hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the State Legislature last week, Cuomo dissolved the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption . . . more

4/17/14

You play a key role in keeping government honest

Around this time last year, we editorialized on the need for more transparency in government to guard against corruption and restore citizens’ faith in our democracy. more

4/3/14

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