Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio Cortez (D) recently called New York’s jails “garbage bins.” The representative of New York’s 14th congressional district was criticizing the alleged lack
During last Thursday’s meeting, the Town Board unanimously voted to amend the draft scoping document for the Town of Smithtown Comprehensive Plan, in reflection of
Legislator Leslie Kennedy sponsored a bill that the Suffolk County Legislature has unanimously approved, which will allocate funding from a limited reserve for Cultural Arts
The New York State legislature wrapped up its 2021 session with unsurprising increases in spending across many areas. For those lawmakers in the minority in
The Town of Smithtown recently underwent a random audit from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. This review found that Smithtown properly accounted for the
That’s something we all hear and say around Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day, but why do we stop hearing the phrase on election day and
There are currently four significant pieces of legislation relating to criminal leniency making their way through the committee process in Albany. They are S6615, S15A,
When I was elected to the New York Senate, one of my main goals was to work to bridge the partisan divide. From petty bickering
When on Thursday, May 6th, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Senate Bill 90 (FSB 90), a controversial voting security bill pushed through
Newsday changes headline on an article but fails to issue correction to false claims against the Suffolk PBA In an article published by Newsday this
