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Special elections sent a special message to both parties
The recent special congressional elections should send a signal to both parties. The outcomes weren’t really surprising, because the seats were held by Republicans . . . more
Health care is a right, not a privilege. Period.
President Trump has derided the Affordable Care Act time and again over the past two years, saying, over and over, that it — and, you would think, it alone — caused insurance premiums to skyrocket. more
Tell Congress to protect Planned Parenthood
House Speaker Paul Ryan said earlier this month that Republicans would move to strip funding from Planned Parenthood, part of a broader effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act, much to the chagrin of pro-choice advocates. more
Keep calling ’em how you see ’em, Mr. President-elect
It’s amazing what President-elect Donald Trump can accomplish with just 140 characters. His use of Twitter has drawn criticism from the mainstream media as well as Democrats on Capitol Hill, but . . . more
“Báisteach” will be displayed in Washington, D.C., through May 2017.
Splashing onto the scene
In spite of the snow on the ground and temperatures hovering just above freezing, East Meadow High School students Caitlyn Herlihy and Megan Trivolis dumped eight bottles of water across Concord … more
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The battle for Dean Skelos’s seat begins to take shape
The special election to fill the State Senate’s 9th District seat, formerly held by Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is set for April 19, the same day as New York’s presidential primary. more
North High School student Carla Perez, center, and her father, Norm, met with Congresswoman Kathleen Rice in Washington, D.C. after Perez won the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for New York’s 4th Congressional District.
North H.S. student's artwork wins D.C. contest
A North High School student traveled to Washington, D.C. on June 24, where her winning artwork now hangs in a pedestrian tunnel that runs between a Congressional office building and the U.S. Capitol … more
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Hillary's a progressive for political expediency
Is Hillary Clinton trying to take a page from New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s playbook? Let’s take a look at her record as a senator, and you’ll see that she is anything but progressive . . . more
Look within for next district attorney
In less than a month, Nassau County will be without a district attorney. Kathleen Rice, who has held the position since 2006, will be heading off to Washington, D.C. . . . more
Democrat Kathleen Rice, right, the Nassau County district attorney, will represent the 4th Congressional District starting in January. She will succeed longtime Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. Rice held 12 news conferences to discuss the issues during her campaign, like this one on gun control at her Garden City election headquarters in Garden City.
How Rice won the 4th C.D., despite Democratic losses
Republicans on Tuesday won control of many Democratic seats in Congress, but not Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s. more
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