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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, right, and Islanders owner Charles Wang, left, sat together as Mangano signed the bill into law that would allow the public referendum to be held. Mangano held the signing in a crowded room in the Legislative building, just minutes after the Legislature voted 11-7 to pass the bill.
Legislature passes Coliseum vote 11-7
In an 11-7 vote almost entire on party lines, the Nassau County Legislature voted on May 31 to allow a public referendum to decide the fate of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for redeveloping … more
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Under a Republican plan to redraw the Nassau County Legislature’s district lines, Democratic Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, would see his district –– the 19th –– merged with Legislator Joseph Scannell’s district –– the 5th. In effect, Democrats would lose a seat. A State Supreme Court justice, however, placed a temporary restraining order on the plan on Thursday, effectively preventing it from taking effect until the matter is decided in court. Above, Denenberg at Monday's redistricting hearing.
Democrats cheer judge’s redistricting decision
Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines. more
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Redistricting: The people should own the map, not the politicians
Darkly mirroring the polarization and antagonism that prevails in Washington, D.C., in many states and in Albany, Mineola’s elected officials have now waded into arguably the most tendentious and consequential area of political debate: redistricting. more
A county redistricting plan has created controversy between Democrats and Republicans in the Legislature.
The 'Republican protection plan' will change your district
Nassau County Republicans unveiled a plan last week to redraw legislative districts — a plan that would figuratively uproot many voters and place them in politically unfamiliar territory. … more
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Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick spoke with Claudia Borecky, the president of the North and Central Merrick Civic Association at the Rules Committee meeting. Democrats like Denenberg are questioning the legality of recent attempts to redraw the county’s legislative map.
Residents raise redistricting concerns at rules meeting
After waiting nearly five hours Monday afternoon, residents opposed to a Republican plan to redraw district lines for the Nassau County Legislature finally got the chance to be heard by the Legislature’s Rules Committee. The plan would reshape a number of districts while merging others, such as the 5th and 19th districts, which are now held by Democrats Joseph Scannell and David Denenberg, respectively. more
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Jerry Kremer
Democrats’ best bets are . . . Republicans
It’s not easy being a Democrat these days. The president may be one, but the country is being run by Tea Party sympathizers. President Obama spends most of his time responding to the demands of a wild and crazy group of Congress members who want to turn America upside down. more
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The leadership in Middle America should make us proud
I believe it was the great Mark Twain who said, “No man’s life, liberty or property are safe while the legislature is in session.” more
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So what the heck is wrong with kumbaya?
“Are we gonna be all kumbaya in the new Congress?” said Mr. Nasty, a.k.a. John McCain, the formerly sane senator from Arizona. Then, striking a pose with plenty of attitude, he snarled … more
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An optimistic welcome for 2011
The federal deficit. Health care reform. The Tea Party. Midterm elections. General McChrystal and the war in Afghanistan. These are just some of the issues that defined the political landscape … more
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Street signs and other government-mandated boondoggles
On Election Day, angry voters all over the country focused their attention on Congress, deficits, the Obama health care plan, taxes and numerous other grievances. Incumbent politicians got the brunt … more
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