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From Transgender Athletes To Mask Ban: These Political Stories Had Long Island Talking In 2024 From Transgender Athletes To Mask Ban: These Political Stories Had Long Island Talking In 2024
From Transgender Athletes To Mask Ban: These Political Stories Had Long Island Talking In 2024 From a historic presidential conviction to heated debates over mask bans and transgender athletes, 2024 was a political whirlwind that kept Long Islanders talking, tweeting, and taking sides. Here are some of the most-read Daily Voice politics stories from across Nassau and Suffolk counties this year. The US House voted to expel New York Rep. George Santos from office Friday, Dec. 1.  US House/Martin Falbisoner George Santos Announces Comeback Bid For NY Congressional Seat: 'Off To The Races' Disgraced former New York Rep. George Santos mounted – and quickly rescinded – a comeback…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rep LaLota's Trump Support After Report Ex-Pres Praised Hitler Called Out By Challenger Avlon Rep LaLota's Trump Support After Report Ex-Pres Praised Hitler Called Out By Challenger Avlon
Rep LaLota's Trump Support After Report Ex-Pres Praised Hitler Called Out By Challenger Avlon Long Island Republicans are on defense following bombshell reporting from The New York Times that former President Donald Trump repeatedly praised Adolf Hitler. John Kelly – a four-star Marine general and Trump’s former White House chief of staff – told The Times that he had personally witnessed Trump make complimentary statements about the former dictator of Nazi Germany, even saying that Hitler had done “some good things.” Kelly went on to tell the outlet that Trump “certainly falls into the general definition of fascist,” and that Trump, should he win re-election, “would govern like a di…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue
Rally Rage: Uniondale Trump Event's $1M Police OT Bill May Have Broken Finance Laws, Dems Argue Who should foot the bill – taxpayers or the campaign? Democrats on Long Island are seething after learning that the extra-tight security measures around former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the Nassau Coliseum on Wednesday, Sept. 18, cost taxpayers $1 million in police overtime alone. Ahead of the rally – which came just days after what the FBI called an apparent second assassination attempt on Trump’s life in Florida – Nassau County leaders outlined the extensive security measures that were being taken around the arena. Earlier Report: Security Top Of Mind For Trump's …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Suspends Presidential Bid, Backs Donald Trump Robert F. Kennedy Jr., afraid of becoming a "spoiler," said he was suspending his independent presidential campaign and removing his name from the ballot in battleground states as he threw his support behind former President Donald Trump.  "I cannot in good conscience ask my staff to continue to work long hours or my donors to continue to give me their dollars if I believe I have no realistic path to the White House," the former Democrat said in a Friday, Aug. 23, press conference. He said he would remain on the ballot in states already assured to either Trump or Vice President Kamala …

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by Josh Lanier
Police & Fire
Activist Accused Of Injuring Officer During Protests Over Long Island Mask Ban Activist Accused Of Injuring Officer During Protests Over Long Island Mask Ban
Activist Accused Of Injuring Officer During Protests Over Long Island Mask Ban Heated protests over Long Island’s controversial mask ban ended with one activist arrested, accused of assaulting a police officer. Tensions boiled over at the Nassau County Legislature’s meeting in Mineola on Monday evening, Aug. 5, moments before the Republican-led chamber passed the “Mask Transparency Act.” The bill – making it a misdemeanor for anyone 16 and older to wear a face mask in public spaces in the county – passed along party lines by a vote of 12-0. All seven Democrats abstained from voting. Earlier Report: Nassau County Criminalizes Mask Wearing Amid Rise In Covid-19 …

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by Michael Mashburn
Politics
Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race
Journalist Vs. Chemist: Avlon, Goroff Face Off In Closely-Watched NY Congressional Primary Race Among the New York races that political pundits are keeping an eye on this Primary Day is that of the journalist versus the chemist. On Long Island, Democrats John Avlon and Nancy Goroff are facing off to determine who will take on Republican Rep. Nick LaLota in November for the state’s 1st Congressional District, representing the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County. The 51-year-old Avlon is a former political analyst at CNN who previously served as a columnist and associate editor for The New York Sun. He was also the chief speech writer for former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Ea…

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by Michael Mashburn