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Maybe, Just Maybe…
“Maybe - just maybe - voters don’t really disagree as much as it appears that they do.”
Truer words haven’t been spoken in quite a...
Sayville Gets it Right with Financial Education
This week, one of our journalists had the opportunity to cover a teacher bringing to a classroom a subject for which many have been...
This is How Winter is Supposed to Be
The pile-ups of snow, the sub-zero wind chills, and the all-around agony of winter make for expected, yet not-so-scintillating, conversation. You’d be hard-pressed to...
The Interminable Politics of the NYS Executive Budget
It’s budget season again in Albany and if the products in previous years haven’t impressed you, this year’s model certainly will.
Governor Kathy Hochul (D-Hamburg)...
Suffolk in Good Hands with ‘America’s D.A.’
We’ve spared no expense in describing how Suffolk County, the largest suburban county in the nation, is not only a national leader on many...
Democrats Rework NY’s House Map Yet Again
Since the regular, post-Census redistricting cycle in 2021, New York State has had three separate maps enacted.
The 2021 cycle, which was a complete disaster...
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...
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