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Hot topic in Albany: How to regulate AI without stifling innovation
New York passed a slew of regulations in 2025, and more could be on the way this year.
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Lawyer charged with $750G theft in Southampton real estate deal
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Why Mamdani says he and Trump text, talk on phone
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AG: Shirley business owner sentenced in $1.5M Medicaid scheme
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Hochul wants 'speed limiters' for NYC residents with poor driving records
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Hochul proposals would limit ICE enforcement in NY
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Blakeman: Talk with mom influenced support for abortion rights
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Hempstead councilwoman lands $10G raise for her job as deputy supervisor
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Blakeman compares Gov. Hochul's address to a 'Saturday Night Live skit'
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State of the State: Hochul focuses on affordability and Trump
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Hochul presses ahead with plans to boost clean energy
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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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Garbarino: 'Independence is essential' for Federal Reserve
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Garden City seeks to nullify rezoning done for casino plan at Nassau Coliseum site
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Hochul to propose measures to help LI combat coastal erosion
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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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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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Islander Insider: Blakeman runs for governor, Mamdani takes office
On this month's editon of Island Insider, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's plans to run for governor, Zohran Mamdani is sworn in as NYC mayor, Nassau County's border security, and more.
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Vote counting underway in Uganda as opposition leader criticizes process
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How the White House and governors want to fix AI-driven power shortages and price spikes
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Senators worry that US Postal Service changes could disenfranchise voters who cast ballots by mail
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Brazil's Supreme Court moves Bolsonaro to larger cell with outdoor area
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Tanzania president remorseful over internet shutdown on election day
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Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate raises 10 times more than conservative
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Control of the House is at the center of midterms. These charts help explain the fight
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UK's Conservative Party leader torpedoes defection of chief rival by firing him first
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Alaska court weighs voter misconduct charges in case that casts light on status of American Samoans
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Delays plague voting in Uganda's presidential election
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Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting
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House GOP's new Jan. 6 committee questions what happened that day
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Federal judges allow California to use new US House map ahead of 2026 election
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Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore pushes the case for redrawing the state's congressional map
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Thousands protest in Bulgaria to call for fair vote as the country seems headed to an early election
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Quebec's premier announces his resignation ahead of provincial election this year
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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law
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Democrats say Trump administration is investigating them over video message to troops
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Colorado appeals panel skeptical of sentencing for former county clerk who breached election systems
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Japan's Takaichi plans to seek early election soon, party says
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'The Diplomat' films on LI
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Declining number of family owned hardware stores
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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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Volunteers of Long Island: New York Marine Rescue Center
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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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