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No insider trading on prediction apps for NYS employees

New York is the eighth state to restrict or regulate prediction market betting by state employees.

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Legislature approves bill to allow state to set vaccination standards

The important change is the state would no longer be tied, by statute, to recommendations from a federal body known as the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Smithtown pol a no-show at first meeting since assault charge

Suffolk starts enforcement of e-bike safety laws, age limits

Plovers, sea turtles and more LI wildlife won't lose Endangered Species Act protections

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NY is about to make it easier for landscapers to switch to quieter, electric gear

Town urged to end ICE shooting range deal

Conservationists alarmed over Endangered Species Act changes

GOP targets NYS law that charges polluters for climate change

GOP leaders say Blakeman should get another shot at matching funds

Democrats call for 'gas tax holiday' in Nassau

Only in NewsdayThe fight for House control is shifting. Here's why that matters to LI and NYS

'There is no higher calling': 26 military recruits sworn in at Suffolk County ceremony

Only in NewsdayA novel approach to save an 1800s Garden City landmark gains momentum

As pennies vanish, NYS could round cash transactions to the nearest nickel

Suozzi challenger LiPetri raised almost $700G but still trails on cash

Blakeman goes upstate to criticize solar energy projects, Hochul

Push by Suffolk lawmakers to ban kratom meets some resistance

Only in NewsdayUber-backed lobbying push includes emails from people who aren't living

What's behind proposed tax on NYC vacation homes worth $5 million or more

Suffolk County approves new police detectives union contract

Blakeman attorneys seek to limit deposition questions in armed citizen program lawsuit

NYS looks at millions for thermal energy networks

Martins' exit triggers battle for Nassau Senate seat

Huntington considers tougher fines for prostitution, and vape sales to those under 21

Only in NewsdayNassau to spend $116M this year for early retirements

Nassau lawmakers seek to fight sex trafficking by restricting hourly hotel, motel rooms

Jeffries, Gillen meet with Haitian leaders on LI over bill that would extend country's TPS

Blakeman, invoking Jewish faith, sidesteps questions on Trump's criticism of Pope Leo XIV

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'I don't know if we're gonna have the workforce in the spring'

Long Island farms and vineyards are experiencing uncertainty about the upcoming season because of immigration raids affecting the workforce. NewsdayTV's Andrew Ehinger reports.

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Pennsylvania treasurer says 'no' to taxpayers footing $1M in security upgrades at Shapiro's home

Trump unveils deal with Regeneron to lower drug prices as part of most-favored-nation initiative

EU approves a $106B loan package to help Ukraine after Hungary lifts its veto

Voting begins in India's West Bengal state after a national voter list purge

Kalshi fines and suspends 3 congressional candidates for wagering on their own elections

Justice Department reaches $1.25 million settlement with Trump 2016 campaign aide over Russia probe

Brazil's 80-year-old Lula hits the treadmill to ease voter concerns about age

The US has a long history of changing voting districts for political reasons. Is it legal?

Rhode Island shifts its primary to Wednesday, Sept. 9, easing a Labor Day poll setup crunch

EU close to approving a $106B loan for Ukraine after months of deadlock

Peru's election chief resigns over logistical problems in hotly disputed presidential contest

Republicans launch a new effort to fund the Department of Homeland Security

Fired former UK official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as US ambassador

Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress

New Zealand Prime Minister Luxon survives party leadership vote months before election

US Justice Department demands 2024 Detroit-area ballots in latest move for local election records

Peruvian court sets May 15 deadline for counting votes in presidential race

Slovaks to vote in a July referendum on lifelong payments for Prime Minister Fico and others

Hungary's Magyar announces ministers after landslide election win

EU says Serbia could lose access to a billion euros over democratic backsliding

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NewsdayTV reporter Shari Einhorn details cancer battle: 'My diagnosis completely threw me for a loop'

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Struggling NUMC spent millions in tax dollars to create a neurosciences unit. The plan failed.

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John Gotti's grandson sentenced to prison for $1.1M COVID fraud

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Nothing fishy about FeedMe's top sushi spots for 2026

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Schaefer helped boost Isles' attendance at UBS Arena this season

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Foreigner holds world premiere of new musical on Long Island

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