Nassau County faces lawsuit over executive power, following a trend seen across U.S., lawyers say
In a statement, Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo called the lawsuit "meritless" and said Democratic legislators were ...
Dems sue Nassau County exec Bruce Blakeman for establishing ‘illegal militia’ with civilian deputy program
The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...
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Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia
Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...
Dems in Nassau County sue over GOP leader’s civilian militia plan
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.” ...
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Nassau County Democrats sue Blakeman over program to deputize armed civilians
Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he could activate in an emergency.
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Long Island reacts to Trump killing NYC congestion pricing
Breaking: The Trump administration moved Wednesday to kill the state-run congestion pricing in Manhattan just six weeks into ...
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman discusses snowstorm plans
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference to discuss storm preparations Saturday afternoon.
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A bad use of Nassau cops: Bruce Blakeman’s ICE agreement puts public safety at risk
FILE – Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, at podium, speaks during a news conference in Mineola, N.Y., March 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo, File) By New York Daily News Editorial Board ...
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A Newspaper’s Fight With a Trump-Aligned Local Official Heads to Court
Newsday plans to sue Bruce Blakeman, the executive of Nassau County, N.Y., after he made The New York Post the government’s official publication. By Santul Nerkar News outlets around the United ...
Blakeman shows that as always, political performances have expiration dates
"We want rifles, AR-15s and shotguns," Blakeman, only weeks after unseating a Democrat in an upset, told news media. He added ...
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L.I. lawmakers sue Nassau executive Blakeman for creating taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians ‘in secrecy’
Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff over a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” ...