Long Island Democrats and civil rights attorneys are fighting back against a plan to deputize private citizens, calling the move illegal. A lawsuit filed by Nassau County Democratic legislators ...

Forget about the Wienermobile, a Michigan man is showing off his Bananamobile, officially known as the Big Banana Car, in ...

Gonsalves was a Republican who was known as an advocate for her district and core GOP issues when she served in the Nassau Legislature.

She served for nearly 20 years in the Nassau County Legislature – becoming its presiding officer in 2011. She served for nearly 20 years in the Nassau County Legislature – becoming its presiding ...

A New York Republican county executive is being sued over a move to deputize citizens for law-enforcement efforts, with ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman fed his affinity for culture war red meat that doesn’t actually help his constituents ...

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer ...

The suit challenges the legality of the “special deputy sheriffs” program announced in March 2024 to public outcry by ...

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 ...