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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Democratic County Executive candidate Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) — who launched her campaign on Jan. 5 — was endorsed by State Senator Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and State Senator John Brooks …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/1/17
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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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The City Council’s vote to appoint a new member to a vacant seat led to a charged meeting at City Hall on Friday, and some residents accused some council members of making a backroom deal and …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/3/17
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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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A week after the City Council announced that it was seeking candidates to fill a seat vacated by Eileen Goggin on Jan. 1, a number of potential successors have emerged, including at least two former …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/12/17
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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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As local Democrats anxiously awaited election results at Westbury Manor into the late hours of Tuesday night, Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs approached the ballroom’s lectern with a smile, though not a wide one.
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By Ben Strack
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11/9/16
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For the second time in two years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Democrat Anthony Eramo, a Long Beach city councilman, and Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller, a Republican, are the major party candidates. Joseph R. Naham is running on the Green Party ballot line.
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By Jeff Bessen and Anthony Rifilato
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10/19/16
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Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos gathered with local community leaders Thursday morning in Mineola to announce his bid for county executive next year, the first candidate to formally declare a run for Republican Ed Mangano’s seat.
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By Ben Strack
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9/29/16
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