Charles Lane
Senior ReporterCharles is senior reporter focusing on special projects. He has won numerous awards including an IRE award, three SPJ Public Service Awards, and a National Murrow. He was also a finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists and Third Coast Director’s Choice Award.
In 2020 he reported the podcast Everytown which uncovered the plot to evict a group of immigrants from the Hamptons. He also started WSHU’s C19 podcast. Previous projects include investigations into FEMA and continuing coverage of financial regulation.
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The Long Island Rail Road’s long-awaited new train cars are expected to be further delayed by three months, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s independent consultant. -
The Suffolk County Legislature will be in session Tuesday to hire an outside attorney to explore blocking New York City from sending migrants to hotels in the county.
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A Queens man has filed a wrongful conviction lawsuit against Suffolk County. This is another in a growing series of police misconduct lawsuits.
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Despite the absence of any formal plans to send migrants from New York City to Nassau and Suffolk counties, advocates warn Long Island is not prepared to handle an influx.
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An analysis by Newsday calculates that police misconduct claims have cost Long Island taxpayers $165 million over the last 20 years.
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At an event with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and local district attorneys, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed spending bills that further rolled back bail reforms.
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Suffolk County's special investigative committee held its first public meeting looking into last year's cyberattack on county computers.
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A new report from the Fiscal Policy Institute says Long Islanders use the MTA about the same amount as they will be taxed under a proposed payroll tax increase.
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Stony Brook University will anchor a new $150 million climate research and training center located on Governors Island in New York City Harbor.
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A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all Black and Latino drivers in Nassau County claiming local police act with racial bias when they make traffic stops.
