New York’s former Senate majority leader and former Assembly speaker are headed to jail. Political corruption cases are piling up like bags of trash in a dumpster. And four out of five New Yorkers are demanding reform . . .
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6/16/16
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The Herald has called in the past for the state government to close the loophole that allows people to exceed campaign contribution limits by forming limited liability companies, or LLCs . . .
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5/26/16
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On April 22, we will celebrate the 46th annual Earth Day, when, ideally, we should commit to improving the state of our great Mother Ship. Despite our best efforts to discover a second planet where we might lay down roots . . .
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4/21/16
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Thousands of dedicated Trump supporters were relishing in the atmosphere and camaraderie of the event, and as one of the few black people in attendance, I can say I had a very different perspective of the experience.
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By Daine Taylor
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4/21/16
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Nearly 100 people gathered at Gate 3 of Belmont Park on Saturday to urge state lawmakers to support two bills that would prohibit electronic gaming on Long Island.
The rally, organized by the …
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By Steve Smirti
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3/29/16
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Editor’s note: David Stonehill is an election attorney from Merrick who is active in Democratic politics.
I went to New Hampshire for the nation’s first primary of 2016 to pursue a political dream of mine. Winning a presidential campaign doesn’t happen because of the Internet. You win when you win over people, one voter at a time. It may be at a house, a diner, on the street, outside a train station or over the telephone. You need to have contact, and that is as true today as it has been in the past.
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By David Stonehill
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2/26/16
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We join with good-government groups in calling for Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature to enact three specific reforms to help reduce the ethical violations and criminal behavior . . .
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1/28/16
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Shelly Silver convicted. Dean Skelos convicted. The whole thing is kind of sad. These men and their families are ruined. The haters will have their pound of flesh . . .
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12/17/15
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Donald Trump? Ben Carson — Dr. Ben Carson? Candidate for president?
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9/10/15
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Dean Skelos is the fifth consecutive majority leader of the State Senate to be indicted. And Sheldon Silver isn’t the first speaker of the Assembly to be indicted. In the past decade, more than 30 sitting or former state officeholders . . .
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5/28/15
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