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One thing that can be said about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech on Jan. 21 was that he didn’t shy away from most of the hard issues. more

1/29/15

Jay Jacobs, chairman of the Nassau County Democratic Committee, said he believes Republican leaders “conspired” with the law firm of Davidoff Hutcher & Citron in an attempt to ensure that Democrats would be unable to nominate a candidate to replace Dave Denenberg in the 8th State Senate District race. Denenberg dropped out of the race after DHC filed civil fraud charges against him.

Dem. leader: GOP behind Denenberg suit timing

The chairman of the Nassau County Democratic Committee is charging that the one-time law firm of former State Senate candidate Dave Denenberg “conspired” with Republican leaders to delay filing of a lawsuit against him until the deadline to nominate a different candidate had passed. more

By Brian Racow | 9/26/14

Governor Perry is no ham sandwich

Sol Wachtler, a lawyer and a former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals, once said (and I’m paraphrasing) that prosecutors, with whom he had much day-to-day interaction, have so much control over juries that they could “indict a ham sandwich.” more

9/4/14

The Lizards' Kyle Hartzell, center, sliced through Florida's Peter Ricci, right, and Stephen Keogh, during the team's 20-11 victory on July 3.

Playoffs a goal for Lizards

As the Major League Lacrosse season enters the stretch run, the New York Lizards continue to pursue a coveted playoff spot after missing the postseason in 2013. more

By Tony Bellissimo | 7/8/14

Don't believe the hype — New York is a moderate state

At every turn, it appears that our state is being pushed further and further to the left. more

7/2/14

Call me old-fashioned, but Virginia's primary system isn't right

Last Tuesday’s primary in Virginia wasn’t expected to be any big thing. Except the Republican Party was blindsided by the toppling of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. more

6/19/14

Senator Reid, character attacks are never the best defense

The possibility that the Democratic Party will lose control of the U.S. Senate in November has put Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in attack mode. more

4/17/14

They're all in a huff over the president's executive orders

Time goes by quickly. We’re well into April, and there seems to be so much to do and so little time to do it. Except when you’re Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. more

4/17/14

A promising start on government corruption comes to a disappointing end

As part of the budget deal hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the State Legislature last week, Cuomo dissolved the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption . . . more

4/17/14

Welcome news on taxes

Long Islanders have a lot to be happy about these days. Not only is this wretched winter coming to an end, but our average proposed school-tax hike is the lowest it has been in more than four decades. more

3/27/14

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