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Only in NewsdayGarbarino breaks with GOP on farm animal protections

The Bayport congressman was one of just three Republicans to vote against the Farm Bill that passed last month.

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Only in NewsdayBonus pay for top 9 PSEG Long Island execs in 2025 increases 22%

Total compensation for those officials increased to $6.3 million last year, compared with $5.7 million in 2024, a 10% jump.

MORE ON THIS TOPICPSEG should get $15M in bonus pay despite missed metrics, state, LIPA say State regulator demands documents on utilities' debt-collection practices PSEG plans employee training in light of debt collection revelations

First in NewsdayNYCLU appeals ruling allowing Nassau-ICE partnership

NYers could get rebate checks up to $200 to offset energy costs

NYS AG warns of possible price gouging by ride-hailing companies amid LIRR strike

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LIRR has potential to become election issue for Hochul

Hochul signs bills to give NYS more control over vaccines

Only in NewsdayMothers, clinics scramble after temporary closure of NUMC's maternity wing

Only in Newsday'I was duped,' says fire official who helped Huntington spoiler candidate Maria Delgado

Budget talks continue, a week after Hochul announced a deal

Election board to appeal restoration of Blakeman's matching funds

First in NewsdayHuntington Bay extends length of mayor, trustee terms to four years

Only in NewsdayLIRR riders making contingency commuting plans in case of worker strike

Suffolk puts off vote on bills on kratom ban and camera access

First in NewsdayEast Hampton Town bans police from ICE cooperation deals

First in NewsdayBlakeman's access to millions in state matching funds in race for governor restored

First in NewsdayNYS near deal to sweeten retirement benefits for public workers

State's $4B means no NYC property tax increase

Suffolk seeks resident input on $3B infrastructure plan

Only in NewsdayLI dad in ICE jail has attempted suicide 3 times while his family struggles with his absence

Only in NewsdayWave of departures to deliver 'significant jolt' to State Legislature

Only in NewsdayState regulator demands documents on utilities' debt-collection practices

State lawmakers weigh extending emission-free school bus deadline

North Hempstead Republicans halt bill on limiting topics in official communications

Suffolk bill triggered by CVS stabbing mandates surveillance video turned over within 24 hours

Hochul: ICE's practices are 'just wrong' and New York won't take part

Hochul: 'General agreement' on state budget. Legislature: Not really.

Newsday InvestigatesLess than 5% of immigrants jailed through Blakeman-ICE partnership had violent records, data shows

Push to revive Suffolk's Welfare to Work Commission fails

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'People think much better in the dark'

A recording of conference sessions provides a window into the practices of bill-collecting specialists who focus on those more than 90 days late paying their utility bills.

MORE ON THIS TOPICCaught on tape: How PSEG supervisors use threat of shutoffs to get customers to pay up

'It has gone from worrisome to disruptively frightening'

Blakeman has no authority to end NIFA's work, official says

'I felt my voice was being silenced'

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The GOP's YOLO caucus is small but growing. That may spell trouble for Trump's congressional agenda

The White House push for $1 billion in security funds is facing GOP opposition

Senate advances bill aimed at ending Iran war as Cassidy, after primary loss, flips to support

FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending 'illegal' mail-in ballots to voters

The Latest: Gallrein defeats Massie in Kentucky, furthering Trump's hold on GOP

South Carolina House backs congressional map favoring GOP but bill faces a more skeptical Senate

Slovenia set for a right-wing government and a comeback for former Prime Minister Jansa

Blanche doesn't rule out considering payments for violent Jan. 6 rioters as he defends $1.8B fund

Hungary's Magyar kicks off his first foreign trip as prime minister to ally Poland

Takeaways from Tuesday's primaries: Massie's loss leaves no doubt about Trump's power over the GOP

Former political rivals head to rematch in Alabama governor's race and runoffs for US Senate seat

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy has no regrets over Trump impeachment vote, even as it cost him his seat

Former NBA champ Rick Fox appointed opposition senator in the Bahamas after election loss

Trump touts a major TrumpRx expansion, adding more than 600 generic drugs

What to know about the political chaos engulfing the UK's Labour Party and efforts to unseat Starmer

After years of tension, Hungary and Ukraine hold talks on Hungarian minority rights

Redistricting debate shifts to South Carolina as Republicans seek clean sweep of US House seats

Peru's electoral board confirms June 7 presidential runoff with Fujimori and Sánchez

It's official: Wes Streeting of the Labour Party wants to be Britain's next prime minister

Venezuela says it deported a close ally of Maduro to face criminal proceedings in US

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Out East: Home on the free range at Browder's Birds

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LI college grads face a tough job market

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Connect with nature brick by brick at Old Westbury Gardens

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Volunteers preserve LI's cemeteries where America's original patriots are at rest

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'The big event in the life of the Big Duck was when it was moved'

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Many LIers wrestle with exhaustion, debt and trade-offs at home as they try to stay afloat

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Eat like a kid again with 'happy meals' for grown-ups

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Records of excellence

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