Op-Ed: Redistricting Struggle Returns

Back 15 years ago Suffolk County became the first county in New York State to enact a law to have reapportionment—the word redistricting is now favored—done in a non-partisan manner. “A Local Law to Ensure a Non-Partisan, Fair and Objective Process by Which Legislative Districts Read More …

Op-Ed: Riot at Capitol Hits Many Hard

“A Single Day Shakes…One Nation to the Core,” said one front-page headline. As the attack by rioters on the Capitol shook the nation, it also shook this area and this state—hard. As Rob Calarco, the presiding officer of the Suffolk County Legislature, declared: “I watched Read More …