05.13.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Pay-for-play politics part two With one bill — the Campaign Finance Reform Act — already before the Suffolk Legislature and aimed at corruption in the county’s electoral process, a group of Suffolk legislators...
05.06.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Preventing pay-for-play politics With money corrupting the democratic process becoming a major issue in the United States, Suffolk Legislator Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga) has introduced a bill to limit campaign contributions from...
04.29.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A water pollution solution In an effort to reduce the amount of nitrogen getting into bays and other water bodies and to protect groundwater, Suffolk County Legislator Bill Lindsay (D-Holbrook) has introduced a...
04.22.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Tail wagging the dog Is it time for the major parties in Suffolk County to again initiate a cross-endorsement ban on election deals with minor parties? I say yes.
04.16.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: A journey from Congressman to clergyman Former Congressman Mike Forbes, long on a political path, is now on a spiritual path, and he sees a clear connection between the two.
04.12.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Legislature moves to ban the bag There could soon be a vote by the Suffolk County Legislature on a bill to ban the distribution of single-use plastic bags county-wide.
04.01.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Wild West of the Web A bill authored by State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R-Port Jefferson), who represents Shelter Island, that would ban Internet sales of various academic documents, including term papers and essays, was...
03.26.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Who should pay for county government? Suffolk County government remains in financial difficulty.
03.14.2016 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Dems battle to take on Zeldin While the leading election event in November will be the vote for president, for this area another important contest involves the House of Representatives.
10.11.2015 Columns Suffolk Closeup: Fighting for the future of Plum Island The 800-pound gorilla in the hearing room as local and state officials and environmentalists pushed last week for the preservation of Plum Island was the issue of toxic areas...