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06.13.2020 News

Governor signs bills aiming to address police misconduct following nationwide protests

National outrage over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed last month after a Minneapolis police officer kneeled on his neck for nearly nine minutes, has...

04.23.2020 Business

Federal assistance for farmers is on the way, but it might not help much locally

A coalition of New York State Assembly members in the minority are calling on their colleagues in the legislature to provide relief to farmers during the COVID-19 pandemic. In...

04.21.2020 Business

WATCH: Assemblyman calls on Trump, Cuomo to declare China’s coronavirus response an act of terror

Assemblyman Anthony Palumbo (R-New Suffolk) called on President Donald Trump and Governor Andrew Cuomo to declare China’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic an act of terror, saying that doing...

04.07.2020 Government

Approved state budget tweaks bail reform law, lacks funding for North Fork Coalition for Behavioral Health

State lawmakers have approved a $177 billion budget for 2021 that accounts for revenue losses amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The budget forecasts lost revenues of at least $10 billion...

03.05.2020 Agriculture

New law requires overtime for farmworkers after 60 hours, but changes could already be coming

The New York State Department of Labor has convened a new wage board to investigate and make recommendations regarding a new law that requires farmworkers be paid overtime for...

02.28.2020 News

Could changes to state’s bail reform law be on the horizon?

Democrats in Albany are feeling the pressure to amend bail reform laws that took effect in January. Under the new laws, those arrested for misdemeanors and nonviolent felonies are...

02.11.2020 Government

GOP selects Jodi Giglio as its candidate for state Assembly

Riverhead Town Councilwoman Jodi Giglio will be the Suffolk County Republican’s candidate for the state Assembly seat being vacated by incumbent Republican Anthony Palumbo, who is running for state...

01.28.2020 Government

Palumbo announces he will seek nomination for state Senate to follow LaValle

Anthony Palumbo, who has held the 2nd District state Assembly position for the past seven years, has now emerged as the Republican front-runner to seek the state Senate position...

01.16.2020 Government

Former Riverhead supervisor Laura Jens-Smith to run for Assembly

Former Riverhead supervisor Laura Jens-Smith said she plans to seek the Democratic nod for the 2nd Assembly District currently held by Republican Anthony Palumbo in this fall’s elections. “I...

01.16.2020 Government

Candidates lining up for LaValle’s state Senate seat

With longtime New York state Sen. Ken LaValle’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection to the 1st District seat for the first time in 44 years, potential replacements from...

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