Franklin Roosevelt and Harry Truman won presidential elections thanks to the loyalty of the Democratic Party’s base voters, blue-collar and…
The day of reckoning is upon us. On Sept.15, lame duck County Executive Ed Mangano is bound by law to…
In 1846, New Yorkers approved a 20,000-word state constitution that mandates the electorate to answer at the ballot box every…
Have you ever had this experience? After responding to a question related to your profession or field of expertise,…
Congratulations on your election. You are entitled to a victory lap but make it a short one. You have less…
Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017 was a bad one for Nassau County’s once invincible Grand Old Party. The Republicans…
Here’s my take on the political winners and losers in this year’s game of Nassau politics. LOSERS Joseph Mondello:…
For readers who enjoy, as I do, giving books as Christmas presents to political junkie friends and relatives, here…
Running for governor in 2010, Andrew Cuomo opposed extending New York’s millionaires surcharge tax. “I was against it at…
On Friday, Jan. 12, County Executive Laura Curran had her first opportunity to describe her vision for Nassau before 1,000…
In January, New York taxpayers had to endure Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s annual Kabuki dance. The first dance step was…
Throughout his eight-year tenure as county executive, the hapless Ed Mangano was clueless about the state of the county’s…
Since taking office on January 1, 2018, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran has made serious strides to eliminate the…
Between 2008, when the Great Recession began, and 2017, interest rates charged for borrowing money hit historic lows. Here’s…
During County Executive Laura Curran’s first hundred days in office, she made two mistakes: appointing Richie Kessel to Nassau’s…
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