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Kevin Thomas is seeking another term in the state senate, where he hopes to continue his work to make the state more affordable, while keeping a very close eye on crime rates.

Thomas focuses on student loans, privacy

Kevin Thomas is leaving it up to voters to decide whether he’s worthy of another term in the state senate. The Democratic incumbent from Levittown says it was his work in legal service that first got him into politics, helping people pay off private student loans and credit card debt. more

By Daniel Offner | 11/4/22

James Coll hopes the third time’s a charm as he looks to take over a state senate seat covering an area he — and his opponent — no longer live in. He says the cost of living is pushing people out of New York, and he wants to change that in Albany.

Coll targets affordability, bail reform in run

James Coll has never held a political office before, but everything inside him makes him feel he’s in it for all the right reasons. The 49-year-old Republican candidate is a retired New York Police Department detective from Seaford who spent 21 years on the force. Today, he teaches constitutional law at Nassau Community College. more

By Daniel Offner | 11/4/22

An election that will move heaven and earth

Next Tuesday, the heavens will offer us an unusual astronomical spectacle: A lunar eclipse will turn the moon blood red . . . more

11/3/22

Get out and exercise . . . your right to vote

Mark Twain famously once said that if “voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.” more

10/27/22

Are you happy with New York’s leadership?

Voting is so easy. There used to be a single Election Day. Since 1845, that voting day . . . more

By John O'Connell | 10/27/22

When real-life horrors hijack Halloween

Nobody wants to be a buzz-kill when it comes to Halloween. I love my candy corn as much as the next grandma, but . . . more

10/27/22

Courtesy Office of Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams speaks outside the Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building on Wednesday, August 12, 2020. From left: Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D - Glen Cove); Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview); Legislator Joshua Lafazan (Woodbury); Minority Leader Abrahams; Legislator Debra Mulé (D -Freeport); Lisa Tyson, Director of the Long Island Progressive Coalition; and Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum (D - Great Neck).

Putting forward a new election legislation

Minority Leader Kevan M. Abrahams and his Minority Caucus colleagues in the Nassau County Legislature are proposing fundamental reforms that will restructure and democratize the way Nassau citizens … more

By Mohamed Farghaly | 9/8/22

Former Hempstead town supervisor Laura Gillen claimed victory in the 4th Congressional District Democratic primary. She'll face off against Hempstead town councilman Anthony D'Esposito in November.

Gillen declares victory in 4th Congressional District

Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice. The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th … more

By Kyle Chin | 8/23/22

Protect democracy: Become an election protector

During the dog days of summer, many people are more apt to relax on vacation than to think about whom they plan to vote for in the upcoming elections, never mind how they can help ensure voters’ rights at the polling place. more

8/11/22

It’s time to go to the precinct and vote . . . again?

With school board elections and the June primary for the Assembly, it seems we’re making more trips to our polling precinct than we might make to the gym. more

8/4/22

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