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Shaylor/FlickrThe Suffolk County Water Authority is "imploring" customers to stop watering their lawns until further notice. Water usage is so high that it’s creating a public safety concern due to the risk of low water pressure at fire hydrants, which could hamper firefighting efforts. -
Associated Press file photo/Governor's office file photoGov. Kathy Hochul is still ahead of her likely Republican opponent in next year’s gubernatorial election, but that lead is narrower than it was at the start of the summer, a new Siena poll found.
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U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) have introduced legislation to cap the cost of prescription drugs for people on private insurance. -
The dairy industry relies on workers born outside of the United States. President Trump has called for authorities to ramp up the number of unauthorized imigrants they arrest and deport. -
The Suffolk County Water Authority said it responded to 224 water main breaks last month — the most in one month since January 2018 and more than double from last January. -
Suffolk County has rolled out a new child advocacy program to overhaul the way they investigate human trafficking cases. -
Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he could activate in an emergency. -
New York State officials are urging state residents to make appointments to get their REAL IDs ahead of the May deadline. -
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said the police department will help federal ICE agents carry out targeted operations against lawbreakers in the county without U.S. documentation. -
New York state officials want the public to use a form on the Department of Environmental Conservation's website to help track cases of bird flu. -
The Nassau and Suffolk County Police Benevolent Associations wrote separate letters to the Senate Judiciary Committee this week laying out their support for Kash Patel, a former prosecutor and vocal Trump ally. -
Rep. Nick LaLota (R-NY-01) has announced a five-member coalition that pledges to block any federal deal on a tax bill unless it increases the cap on state and local tax deductions, or SALT.
