1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (808+ words) It just doesn’t make sense. Why would so many elected officials vote to allow biological men to play in women’s sports when up to 80% of the public thinks this is a terrible idea? Why will candidates vote to ban abortion,…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (791+ words) Prices are too damn high. Democrats are pouncing. And the Republican response has been lame. The president’s tactic for the longest time was to deny there was an affordability problem, mirroring the same mistake of his vanquished opponent, Kamala Harris,…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (229+ words) A recent poll put out by the Empire Center for Public Policy showed that most New York residents — especially Long Islanders — want to see reforms to the legal system, which they say is flooded with frivolous lawsuits that place an…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (529+ words) By Legislator Cynthia Nuñez When I took office as a Nassau County Legislator for District 14 nine months ago I did so with a simple belief: Government should work for the people, not for politicians. That principle may sound self-evident, but…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (258+ words) With the Jewish high holidays approaching this weekend, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that a record $70 million will be distributed to 290 nonprofit community-based organizations that are vulnerable to hate crimes and attacks due to their ideology, beliefs or mission. Of that…...

1+ week, 42+ min ago   (871+ words) Our nation’s debt just hit $40 trillion and our yearly $2 trillion deficits are now the new normal. There seems to be no serious appetite on either side of the aisle to tackle these daunting issues. Our younger generation that obsesses over…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (530+ words) By Legislator Viviana L. Russell In recent months, Nassau County has taken important steps toward combating the scourge of human trafficking – but there is more work to be done to ensure the perpetrators of such heinous acts have no safe harbor…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (368+ words) Says Trump Is ‘Defunding the Police’ Governor Kathy Hochul said she is waiting for the Trump administration to pay the state the money they were promised for homeland security and counterterrorism funding. She made this announcement during a press conference…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (409+ words) Previously Published in The Messenger Since Democrats established a trifecta in Albany in 2019, New York’s criminal justice reform was passed. The so-called “bail reform” attempted to even the playing field between poorer and more affluent defendants, but instead has been…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (358+ words) By Legislator Olena Nicks For many Americans, accessing mental health care is more challenging than it needs to be. Whether the cause is issues with medical insurance or a pervasive stigma that inhibits people from accessing the care they need…...