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Long Island still waiting for utility reform
Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2013 "reform" package missed the mark by a wide margin, hitching Long Island's energy future to a utility company that's as bad as LIPA, if not worse. Opinion column by Karl Grossman
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Suffolk Closeup Suffolk office of public accountability? Proposal comes not a moment too soon
Legislator Kara Hahn's bill — still in the works — would create a county office to investigate corruption in county government in a county that has a long tradition of corruption.
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Suffolk Closeup Trotta’s campaign finance bill takes aim at Suffolk’s pay-to-play politics
The reform bill by Fort Salonga Republican Rob Trotta, a retired Suffolk police detective would put strict limits on campaign finance contributions to incumbents and candidates for county offices.
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Suffolk Closeup Limiting nitrogen at the source: county looks to regulate lawn fertilizer content
A bill that would limit nitrogen content in lawn and garden fertilizer is being drafted by County Legislator Bill Lindsay.
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Suffolk CloseupTime to end political party cross-endorsement deals once and for all
Cross-endorsement deals give Suffolk's Conservative Party far too much sway.
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From Congress to Catholic deacon: Mike Forbes reinvents himself, again
Former East End congressman Mike Forbes took an unusual path after leaving Congress.
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Suffolk CloseupWhy Suffolk lawmakers should pass the single-use plastic bag ban
The adjustment is small. And the stakes—cutting back on this enormous form of toxic debris—are high.
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Suffolk CloseupTaming the Wild West of the Web
We desperately need sheriffs coming to our “global town” to bring law and order to the Wild West of the Web.
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Suffolk Closeup County’s fiscal emergency stems from reliance on sales tax to finance operations
Suffolk government counts on its 4.25 percent sales tax to generate 52 percent of its revenues — more than $1 billion. A 1-percent dip means a more than $10 million sudden shortfall.
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Suffolk Closeup Confronting Long Island’s Nazi past
An exhibit at the Eastern Campus of Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead examines a Nazi camp in Yaphank where thousands marched and rallied in support of the Third Reich.
