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2025: A Year in Review
2025 - a year for the books, no doubt.
It’s safe to say that many people are wearing an “I wish I wasn’t living through...
Does $200 Really Make a Difference?
Last week, we penned an editorial, This Is My New York Christmas List, which listed our desires from the State Legislature next year. At...
The Blakeman-Stefanik Problem
With Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman (R-Atlantic Beach) having formally announced his 2026 gubernatorial campaign, after much speculation, Republicans now face a hurdle in...
This Is My New York Christmas List
While the holidays approach, the public will be less tuned into politics and government.
We at The Messenger, on the other hand, couldn’t be more...
2025 Shows Why Dems Pursued Even-Year Elections
Another election cycle has come and gone. The Thursday before the election, we published an editorial that recommended the voter embrace this year as...
Mid-Decade Redistricting is a Bubble That Will Burst
Since the nationwide redistricting “arms race” kicked off in earnest in August, we’ve spared no expense in covering it almost weekly in our This...
Laura Endres for Suffolk County Legislature, District Five
The Fifth District includes Belle Terre, East Setauket, Old Field, Poquott, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Setauket, South Setauket, Stony Brook, Strong’s Neck, Terryville,...
Commuting Santos’ Sentence is a Bad PR Move
Over the weekend, President Donald Trump (R-FL) announced that he had commuted the prison sentence of former Congressman George Santos (R-Queens).
Santos needs no introduction....
Cuomo Should Drop Out, Not Sliwa
The New York City mayoral race is hitting the home stretch and Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-Astoria) seems to be the favorite according to the...
Freedom of Speech or Freedom from Consequences?
The assassination of Charlie Kirk is now hitting the inevitable phase of any massive tragedy or occurrence, the legislative end of things.Attorney General Pam...
Get Out of the Left Lane!
No, that is not a headline with political overtones. We mean that as literally as it sounds.It’s no secret that the traffic congestion on...
Vote MacArthur for Best Small Airport
If you’ve been reading The Messenger for the past few years, you’ll notice a lot of action going on in the heart of Suffolk,...
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