Long Islanders turned out in the tens of thousands this weekend to vote early. It was the first time New Yorkers have had the opportunity to cast early ballots for a president since the state adopted early voting last year.

Traffic on Long Island has returned to pre-pandemic levels.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says a U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the Affordable Care Act following the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett would not affect Connecticut law.

Residents in Connecticut should register to vote by 11:59pm on Tuesday, October 27 if they want to vote at their local polling location. 

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says he will soon issue guidance for out-of-state college students returning to the state for Thanksgiving. 

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont says $125 million in federal CARES Act funding is going out to nonprofits in the state to help them make it until the end of the year.

Here’s the latest on the coronavirus outbreak in the region:

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has released guidelines for how bad an outbreak would need to be in different regions of the state before shutdown orders went back into effect.

Geographical zones on Long Island would need to have a COVID-19 infection rate above 4%, or a one week rolling average of 10 cases per 100,000 residents. Zones are defined by zip codes or census tracts.

Some residents in Islip Town on Long Island say the newly drawn Town Council districts will lead to a gerrymandered voting map.