Seventh- and eighth-grade students from Robert M. Finley Middle School in Glen Cove headed to the Capital Region for the annual YMCA New York Youth and Government program Nov. 15-17. The students …
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By Mike Conn
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12/6/18
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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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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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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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Voters will head to the polls on Nov. 8, but it won’t be just to decide the next president. Many other federal, state, county and local seats are . . .
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10/6/16
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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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We don’t need brain studies to tell us that teenagers, particularly 16- to 18-year-olds, often act impulsively, with seeming disregard for the consequences of their actions.
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2/11/16
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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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The people of America are in a bad mood, and it’s hard to understand why. Unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years. Oil prices have hit rock bottom, and you can fill up your car for $25. New cars are selling at the fastest pace . . .
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1/21/16
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