The second lawsuit, filed last February by the Brooklyn-based advocacy group New York Communities for Change, alleged racially polarized voting occurred in Nassau and the redistricting plan "dilutes ...

We remain committed to building a Nassau County where fair representation is at the forefront of our government.” The other Nassau County districts and their towns under the new map are ...

Meanwhile, the Democrats have also made their pick for a candidate to run in the special election to replace Siela Bynoe in ...

Newsday plans to sue Nassau County, its legislature and County Executive Bruce Blakeman in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York over what the newspaper said is “a ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

Nassau County, on Long Island, becomes the second county in New York State to join a federal program that uses local law ...

Voters of color in Nassau County, N.Y., are no strangers to having to organize to ensure their votes count. But in 2023, the county’s Legislature took vote dilution to new heights. In places like ...

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature filed a lawsuit against County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he would activate in ...