Federal tax plan may hit Long Islanders hardest
By Kaitlyn Martin and Nick Spennato The Tump Administration’s newest tax plan seeks to remove State and Local Income Tax deductions, a move that could […]
Politics
Chocolatier turned political outsider runs for Smithtown town supervisor
By Brittany Bernstein and Josh Farber A political outsider is shaking up the race for Smithtown town supervisor by running as an independent against Republican […]
Chinese Students and Workers in U.S. Anxious Over Proposed Changes to H-1B Visas
By Paul Harding and Yawen Tang International workers and students who legally reside in the United States may lose an important pathway to employment and […]
Absentee Voters Send in Last Ballots to Cast their Vote on LI
By Maggie Cai and Raghava Lakshminarayana Kathleen Watchorn arms herself with a roll of 47-cent postage stamps as she walks around the Adelphi University campus. […]
Tax Hike for Schools After Valley Stream Mall Tax Break
By Anisah Abdullah and Kaylyn Ahrenstein After a devious tax break agreement between the Hempstead Town Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and the Green Acres Mall […]
Mangano’s arrest could loosen GOP’s hold on Nassau
By Rawson Jahan and Michael Kohut For Nassau county Republicans, Ed Mangano’s alleged crimes cast a shadow on voting booths. His October 20 arrest came at […]
Latino Voters Can Make Difference in this Year’s Election
By Samantha Salomon and Eric Schmid Twelve percent of registered New York voters are Latino, and are poised to make a large impact down ballot […]
Mastic Beach Residents Feud With Government On South Shore Restoration
By Samantha Salomon and Rawson Jahan Federal and state authorities, and the residents of Mastic Beach, LI will discuss, on October 19th, a $1.2 billion […]
Nassau County Legislature Debates $105 Increase in Traffic Violation Fees
By Anisah Abdullah and Maggie Cai The Nassau County Democratic and Republican committees will meet on Oct. 13 to discuss a proposed $105 increase in […]
Exhibition at Hofstra Sparks Conversation About Political Cartoons
By Andrew Goldstein and Raghava Lakshminarayana Panels of political cartoons, from wood engravings to digitally animated prints, line the walls of Hofstra University’s David Filderman […]