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One of my all-time favorite comedians was Groucho Marx. He always had the right response to the question of the moment. more

1/19/23

Nassau lawmakers approve $25 million settlement for ’07 Oceanside car crash victim’s family

On Oct. 3, the Nassau County legislature’s Rules Committee approved a $25 million legal settlement with the family of an Oceanside woman who was severely injured in a car accident in 2007, when she was 17. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/11/18

The Rules Committee selected the 10 bills that were debated during LVHS’s Congress in Action program.

Locust Valley seniors play politicians for a day

Instead of attending their usual classes last Friday morning, Locust Valley seniors in Robert Buonaspina’s Participation in Government course participated in the high school’s 29th annual … more

1/19/18

Call for contract watchdog is mostly about politics

The Herald ran an editorial in the March 31-April 6 issue about Nassau County’s contracting process, “Nassau needs an independent watchdog.” While it properly brought attention to this important issue . . . more

4/28/16

The baseball diamonds at Mitchel Field would be improved if the deal between Molloy and the county goes through.

Legislature delays Molloy field deal

Longstanding plans by Molloy College and Nassau County for the use of county facilities at the Mitchel Field Sports Complex were put on hold last week when the County Legislature delayed approval of … more

By Alex Costello | 3/13/13

We're the grass in the redistricting field

There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field. more

2/21/13

This redistricting plan by the Nassau County Legislature's Republican majority will move ahead for a vote by the full Legislature on Feb. 25.

Republican redistricting plan advances

A Republican-led plan to redraw Nassau County’s 19 legislative districts will now head to the full Legislature, after the Rules Committee approved the proposal Monday afternoon in a 4-3 vote along party lines. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/13/13

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos sponsored a bill to allow Long Beach to issue up to $15 million in serial bonds to pay down its deficit. The bill was one of several borrowing measures that never made it to a vote and died in committee.

Senate kills Long Beach’s deficit financing bill

State legislation that would have allowed Long Beach to issue millions of dollars in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years — and avoid hitting residents with a 16 percent … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/22/12

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