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Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper (D-Hempstead) is among N.Y. lawmakers set to cash in on a pension and receive a salary next year.

Hooper among N.Y. lawmakers to receive both pensions and salaries

Nearly a dozen New York state legislators, including Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper (D-Hempstead), will collect two checks from taxpayers next year: one for their salaries and another for their … more

By Lee Landor | 12/22/10

Jack Martins, pictured here on Election Night, declared himself the winner at the Republican Headquarters that night. A judge decided the vote in his favor on Saturday.

Martins wins 7th Senate District seat

Mineola Mayor Jack Martins was officially declared the victor in his race against 7th State District Senator Craig Johnson by a Nassau County Supreme Court Judge on Saturday. But Johnson announced on … more

Alex Costello | 12/8/10

Cuomo: Local governments are antiquated, inefficient

During his campaign, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team released a detailed and well-annotated report outlining plans for “Rightsizing Government.” The report’s findings and recommendations reiterate much of what the previous columns in this series have suggested: that New York state’s Public Authorities and agencies have “become too big, too expensive, and too ineffective — an ever proliferating tangle of boards, commissions, councils, departments, divisions, offices, task forces and public authorities, [that] the taxpaying public can no longer afford.“ Amen. more

Hal Peterson | 12/1/10

Can Obama recover from a shellacking?

In a last-ditch effort to draw voters to the polls before the midterm elections, President Obama stood before Democrats at a rally in Southern California and said, “If Latinos sit out the election … more

Al D'Amato | 11/12/10

The winners are celebrating . . . for now

The elections are now history. There were surprise winners and a few surprise losers on Long Island. Most voters don’t think that far ahead, but because of the climate we live in, 2011 won’t be a … more

Jerry Kremer | 11/12/10

Election night-mare

It took longer than usual for Nassau County election results to come in this year than it has in previous years, due apparently to the new electronic voting machine system that was implemented this … more

Alex Costello | 11/10/10

Local incumbents keep their seats

The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — … more

Lee Landor | 11/10/10

Franklin Square Republican Ed Ra won the 21st Assembly District seat with 52 percent of the vote over challenger Pat Nicolosi, a Democrat from Elmont, who received 42 percent of the vote.

Republicans take four of five state seats representing Malverne and West Hempstead

Republicans won four of the five state Legislature seats in the districts encompassing Lakeview, Malverne and West Hempstead on Tuesday night. Two of those seats were taken by newcomers running in … more

Lee Landor | 11/3/10

The Halloweening of American politics

Rage is all the rage this political season, but fear seems more apt — their rage, my fear. more

Randi Kreiss | 10/28/10

Re-elect Skelos in the 9th Senate District

We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate. more

10/27/10

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