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Recently, I gave the order to post online tax-impact notices using last year’s tax levy and the new assessed market values for property owners across Nassau County. Throughout my first 11 months in office . . .
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By Laura Curran
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12/7/18
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For many years, New York state government has been divided between the two major parties. Neither Assembly Democrats nor Senate Republicans . . .
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11/23/18
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With the reconviction of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos and the sentencing of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in July, we are left with the lingering question . . .
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8/2/18
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To say that Nassau County experienced a seismic shift in its often conservative political landscape on Nov. 7 would be an understatement.
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11/16/17
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Every Election Day is important, and Nov. 7 is no different. There aren’t a lot of high-profile contests, but voters will still be choosing village mayors and town and county officials.
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10/19/17
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Five-term County Legislator Howard Kopel is being opposed by Karen Blitz of Rockville Centre in the Nassau County 7th legislative district. The district includes Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook.
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By Tyler Marko
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10/19/17
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The question is often asked of middle-school students in social studies classes: How does a bill become a law? Well, in New York, in too many cases, it doesn’t.
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7/13/17
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After serving on the County Legislature for 20 years, Norma Gonsalves, Nassau’s presiding officer, announced on Thursday that she would not seek re-election this November.
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By Stephany Reyes
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5/18/17
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The County Legislature on Monday took steps to close a $70 million-plus budget deficit that will all but ensure that the Nassau Interim Finance Authority, the state-appointed board that controls the county’s finances, will reject the spending plan and may step in with its own sweeping cuts.
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By Erik Hawkins
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11/21/16
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I too am thankful that the presidential election has come and gone. As the dust settles, there has never been a better time for our local leaders to get down to business . . .
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11/10/16
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