Long Island News

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that she’s enacting several anti-harassment and anti-discrimination measures in state government, with a particular focus on the governor’s office.

The Suffolk County Legal Aid Society is appealing a recent ruling that challenges the constitutionality of New York’s controversial bail reform laws that were approved in 2019.

Environmental groups say voters should say yes to the measure, while some business leaders in the state say it could have unintended consequences.

The regulations will be open for public comment for 60 days, after which the board will finalize and implement them. Tremaine Wright, the chair of the board, said the plants must be properly stored and kept out reach of children.

When New Yorkers begin early voting on Saturday, their ballots will contain an unusually high number of propositions, ranging from expanding voting access, to whether everyone in the state should be guaranteed the right to clean air and water.

Progressive activists on Long Island want the head of the Democratic Party in New York to step down over controversial comments he made about his refusal to endorse his party’s nominee for mayor of Buffalo.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, who is fully vaccinated, said he was tested on Wednesday after he developed mild symptoms. He will work from home as he quarantines for the next seven days.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul took steps to protect immigrants from extortion and intimidation.

Cuomo’s lawyer, Rita Glavin, is demanding an independent review of the report, which she said destroyed the former governor’s reputation.

An estimated $3 billion project led by Equinor Energy to build New York’s first large-scale wind farm has been delayed by more than two years.