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The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

Daniel Reisner with Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. on the floor of the New York State Senate.

Kennedy senior experiences state Senate

Daniel Reisner, who graduated Kennedy High School in Bellmore on June 27, recently spent several weeks working in the office of New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, as part of Kennedy High School’s Senior Experience Program. more

7/1/10

Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.

Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly

Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants. more

Sari Zeidler | 6/29/10

Boo-hoo! Blumenthal’s dreams may be deferred

If we learned anything from last week’s elections, it’s that voters have become a lot smarter than we give them credit for. The May 18 primaries were just the first round of tests for many influential incumbents, and several big names flopped at the polls. more

Al D'Amato | 5/28/10

Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.

What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?

The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more

Scott Brinton | 5/13/10

The great Goldman heist

The great Mayor Ed Koch used to say he’d like to take a pitchfork through the Wall Street executives who fleeced Americans over the past decade. more

Al D'Amato | 4/29/10

The rewards of being in the elite class

Evan Bayh sent shock waves through Washington last week when he announced that he would not run for a third term as Democratic senator from Indiana, citing “brain-dead partisanship” in Congress. more

Al D'Amato | 2/25/10

State senators Carl Marcellino, from left, Dean Skelos, Kemp Hannon and Charles Fuschillo call for tax incentives to help small businesses hire new workers, with Chris Brown, right, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, at their side.

Senators tout tax incentives for small businesses

Even in tough economic times, Chris Brown, owner of Mid-Island Medical Supply in Wantagh, has managed to expand his business from one storefront to three on Wantagh Avenue. With the MTA payroll tax, however, even successful Long Island businesses like Brown's have been hit hard. more

Deirdre Krasula | 2/4/10

Al Qaeda, the real target

President Obama is struggling with a decision that could define his presidency: Should the United States commit more troops to the war in Afghanistan in the interest of “nation building,” or limit our role there to hunting down Al Qaeda? more

Al D'Amato | 10/15/09

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