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Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner has endorsed Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's order that bans transgender women from competing in women’s sports at county facilities.
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Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine spoke at an environmental symposium on Wednesday, March 13 at Stony Brook University where lawmakers, industry groups and environmental advocates sought answers for Long Island’s plans for waste disposal as the Brookhaven Landfill slowly transitions to be shut down.
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A state initiative being rolled out in New York is supplying funding to support school districts transitioning from diesel to electric school buses. Officials say the program could supercharge the state’s goal to achieve 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has sued New York State Attorney General Letitia James over his order that bans transgender women from female sports teams in county facilities.
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The National Guard will conduct bag checks in New York City subways. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the move as part of a five-point plan to curb crime on public transit.
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U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) urged House Republicans to take up the National Security Act, which passed the Senate last month but is stalled in the House. The package includes legislation that aims to curb fentanyl trafficking and opioid overdose deaths in the U.S.
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Connecticut actor Camiryn Dorlinn is set to make her off-Broadway debut in the show “Fight or Flight” this weekend.
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A new health care system is coming to Connecticut and the Hudson Valley when New York-based Northwell Health merges with Nuvance Health.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul launched on Tuesday an expansion of school-based mental health programs in New York. This is part of a commitment Hochul made during her State of the State address to improve youth mental health services provided.
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OLA, an advocacy group that supports Latino residents on eastern Long Island, met with Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney and judges from the New York state court system earlier this month to discuss how to best serve non-native English speaking residents navigate the justice system.
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Republican lawmakers and school officials rallied on Sunday outside of a Levittown school bus yard in opposition to Gov. Kathy Hochul’s mandate requiring all new buses purchased to be zero-emission, electric buses by 2027.
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The Art League of Long Island has reopened its doors to the public after being forced to close due to flood rains last September.