Redistricting is most likely something Nassau County residents don’t want to think about again for another decade, especially after last year’s long and contentious process to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts.
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2/14/14
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A coalition of nonpartisan groups last week called on the Nassau County Legislature to overhaul its redistricting process, which occurs every decade following the release of census data to account for population shifts.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/4/14
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Dear Santa:
We here at the Heralds have been hard at work all year, keeping readers up to date on all things local — government, education, business, crime, sports and culture.
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12/19/13
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When you decide what to write in a column, there are many subjects that you could cover. There’s only one problem.
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11/21/13
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On Election Day, voters sent a powerful message: The days of wine and roses and tax-and-spend are over, and they want leaders with proven records as fiscal conservatives.
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11/14/13
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Nassau County residents sent a clear message on Nov. 5, overwhelmingly approving of the job County Executive Ed Mangano has been doing.
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11/14/13
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Election Day is officially behind us, and absent any real close races followed by recounts, the serious contests are over.
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11/7/13
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Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t.
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11/7/13
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Results from the 2013 election in Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead.
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11/6/13
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Shortly before 11 p.m. on Election Day, County Executive Ed Mangano took the podium at Republican Party headquarters in Westbury and declared victory.
With more than half of electoral precincts reporting, Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, held an 18-point lead over Tom Suozzi, the former county executive, whom Mangano narrowly defeated four years ago.
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By David Weingrad
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11/6/13
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