State Sen. Siela Bynoe promised an additional $24 million for Hempstead Public Schools in the proposed Senate One-House Budget — and she delivered, helping to prevent program cuts and school …
In 2014, President Barack Obama changed young people across the country with the creation of the My Brother’s Keeper program, a six-step plan for improving opportunities for young people …
"Oh my goodness, he’s an American!” That was all Father Dan Griffin, chaplain of Kellenberg Memorial High School’s Brother Joseph C. Fox Latin School, could say during a …
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As the last Monday in May approaches, many Americans look forward to Memorial Day as the unofficial start of summer — a three-day weekend filled with barbecues, beach trips, travel and clearance sales.
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Medicaid provides essential medical services to millions of children, seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans across our country, including 170,000 of my constituents in New York’s 4th Congressional District.
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Since 1949, May has been observed as Mental Health Awareness Month — a time to highlight the importance of prioritizing a core element of human wellness that is far too often overlooked in our society.
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If we’re serious about clean energy, grid reliability and energy security the RAPID Act is our path toward resiliency and sustainability.
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Over time, I asked my campus communities to think about what it means to be an ethical person, and our roles and obligations as members of society. Could we remain silent when we knew of social and economic injustice?