Election Day is a little less than four weeks away, but thanks to a series of reforms passed by the State Legislature in January, Nassau County residents can vote during a nine-day period before Nov. …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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10/10/19
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State and local officials announced at a news conference last Friday the 15 locations in Nassau County that will be used as early-voting sites before the general election on Nov. 5. In January, the …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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6/13/19
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State lawmakers and activists gathered at the Rockville Centre Long Island Rail Road station on March 22 to advocate for funding to be allocated in New York’s budget to help implement the early voting process set to begin in November.
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By Ben Strack
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3/28/19
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Listen up. No lectures. The integrity and destiny of our democracy is for you and me to decide with our votes next Tuesday. I trust the basic goodness of our American voting public, but . . .
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11/1/18
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“I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man,” Richard Kimball told dozens of people during a discussion at Molloy College on Oct. 25. He was quoting Thomas Jefferson.
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By Ben Strack
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11/1/18
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I’m obviously not a woman, so I’m not the best person to parse the so-called “women’s vote.” But I’ll try. I’m covering my 25th general election this year . . .
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10/26/18
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This Halloween, local community groups have partnered with others across the country to encourage students to vote in the upcoming elections.
Raising Voices USA, the Hispanic Brotherhood of …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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10/24/18
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Residents approved the Rockville Centre School District 2018-19 budget on Tuesday, as 1,456, or 73 percent, voted yes and 534 voted no.
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By Ben Strack
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5/16/18
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On Tuesday, residents should vote to approve the Rockville Centre Board of Education’s $117 million 2018-19 budget, which is nearly 4 percent larger than the current spending plan. The tax levy, or amount that the district will collect from the district’s taxpayers, would increase by 2.98 percent, just under the state-mandated cap.
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5/10/18
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The New York State Legislature finalized a $168.3 billion budget for the 2018-19 fiscal year just hours before its April 1 deadline. While lawmakers approved a number of provisions, such as tax …
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By Brian Stieglitz and Alyssa Seidman
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4/12/18
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