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Hochul to propose measures to help LI combat coastal erosion
The plans are said to be announced in the governor's State of the State address in Albany Tuesday at 1 p.m.
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Blakeman compares Gov. Hochul's address to a 'Saturday Night Live skit'
The presumptive Republican nominee for governor refuted Hochul's remarks at Nassau GOP headquarters Tuesday.
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State of the State: Hochul focuses on affordability and Trump
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State of the State: Hochul's key proposals
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Hochul to pitch education agenda in State of the State speech
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Blakeman sworn in as county executive as he mounts bid for governor
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Howard Kopel starts second term as presiding officer of Nassau Legislature
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Mamdani and his wife make it official with Gracie Mansion
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Hochul: Blocking fraud will bring down car insurance rates
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Facing reelection, Hochul is being pressured from left and right
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LI House members split over crackdown on visits to ICE facilities
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Education leaders: State funding formula comes up short for districts, needs updating
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Meet Suffolk's new county legislators
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Gradual rise in minimum wage better for businesses, workers, Hochul says
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What to know about Trump's crackdown on immigration programs
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Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration freeze on child care money
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Hochul seeks to pump nearly $4B into NYS water infrastructure projects over 5 years
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Mamdani stands by tenant advocate amid social media controversy
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Fraud by lawyers prompts 'fresh look' at real estate deposits
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Protesters in East Meadow assail ICE, Trump over fatal shooting
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Judge disqualifies prosecutor leading probe of Letitia James
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Hochul, Mamdani announce plans to boost child care access
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Hochul, Blakeman spar over killing of Minnesota woman by ICE officer
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State plans 180-acre expansion of Caumsett State Park
LIPA prediction of lower monthly electric bills won't happen this month
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ICE blows past federal deadline mandating report on Nassau jail death
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Felix Grucci leaves Brookhaven town role
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Hochul: NYS should block building of homemade '3D guns'
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Brookhaven lab offering voluntary separations to some staff
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'About 3% increase in the power supply trucks'
LIPA predicted Long Islanders' PSEG electic bills would drop in January; that now isn't going to happen. Newsday energy reporter Mark Harrington explains.
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Costa Rica's security director says plot to assassinate president uncovered
Hundreds more in Venezuela say their loved ones are political prisoners
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Ex-Justice Department special counsel Smith will testify publicly about his Trump investigations
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Iraq's prime minister steps aside for rival in post-election wrangling over government
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The Latest: Trump lashes out at Federal Reserve in speech to Detroit Economic Club
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Uganda's military deployed in national capital before presidential election
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South Korean prosecutor seeks death sentence for ex-leader Yoon over martial law decree
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Hungary sets April 12 election date as Orbán faces tough challenge
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Wisconsin Gov. Evers questions his lieutenant governor's immigration enforcement proposal
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The BBC seeks to dismiss Trump's $10B defamation lawsuit in a Florida court
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Court says Trump admin illegally blocked billions in clean energy grants to Democratic states
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Colombian rebels call for a 'national accord' after the US intervention in Venezuela
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Trump's list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve
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What to know about the state gerrymandering battle kick-started by Trump
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Michigan's lieutenant governor drops gubernatorial bid and launches campaign for secretary of state
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Off the ballot, Ugandan president's son waits in the wings this election
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Nepalese royalists demand monarchy restoration ahead of March elections
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Myanmar holds second round of voting in first general election since military takeover
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Slow-moving prisoner releases in Venezuela enter 3rd day after government announces goodwill effort
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Man convicted for carrying Pelosi's podium during US Capitol riot seeks Florida county office
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Blakeman sworn in as Nassau County executive
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The great grocery store sheet cake taste test
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'You must evolve, things change, time change...now 20 hot dogs is just the beginning'
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LI Works: A wizard at fixing pinball machines
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Energy, pride and school spirit: Newsday's 3rd annual Cheer Fest
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Out East: Mecox Bay Dairy in Bridgehampton
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Health insurers must cover scalp cooling treatments
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Bacon, egg and cheese with a twist at this LI bakery
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Last-minute ticket surcharge irks LIRR riders
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Rapid Response Network tracks ICE presence in Port Washington
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