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Snow falls on East Broadway in Long Beach, Sunday. Credit: Jim Staubitser While this winter is shaping up to be colder than an average one for Long Island, it's far from being a record-breaker and, so far, hasn't produced a…
ICE's partnership with Nassau police was upheld by a New York State Supreme Court Justice this week. Credit: Sipa USA via AP/Alex Milan Tracy A New York State Supreme Court justice rejected the New York Civil Liberties Union’s claim…
Long Island town and city pension costs surpassed $137 million last year, up $13 million over 2024, as the expense continued to strain municipal budgets, a Newsday analysis found. State data shows two consecutive years in which the cost of funding employee and…
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announces that the county will comply with the termination of its agreements with federal immigration officials on Aug. 26 in Mineola. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp ALBANY — Long Islanders are sharply divided along partisan lines over a…
The practice of allowing a doctor to help terminally ill patients end their lives with medication has been legalized in recent years in several countries across the world. In the U.S., New York and Illinois recently became the latest of 13 states…
Joseph Willen with his wife, Kim, at their Northport home. She has been diagnosed with progressive supranuclear palsy, a rare, incurable neurodegenerative brain disorder. Credit: Newsday/Thomas A. Ferrara Joseph and Kim Willen shared a gentle embrace on their back porch…
Sandra Beattie was the state's acting budget director in 2023. Credit: AP/Hans Pennink ALBANY — The state’s former acting budget director admitted she violated state ethics laws and agreed to pay a $5,000 fine after an investigation found she took actions that…
New York State gubernatorial candidates Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, a Republican, and Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat. Credit: Morgan Campbell ALBANY — The 2026 campaign for governor of New York State is primed to accelerate with the traditional Labor Day milepost…
Gov. Kathy Hochul said there is a long process to prioritize bills. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill this year prohibiting unfair residential real estate service agreements. She approved bills that enacted a number of…
Legis. Jason Richberg (D-West Babylon), the Suffolk County minority leader, stands at podium outside a state office building in Hauppauge calling on the New York State Attorney General to conduct a review of the use of taxpayer funds. Alongside him…