Democratic lawmakers in New York filed a lawsuit alleging that a Republican county executive is trying to create a civilian ...

Democratic legislators in Nassau are suing County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Sheriff Anthony LaRocco over a program that ...

Emboldened by President Trump, West Virginia and other states are challenging the Climate Change Superfund Act, which makes ...

The order affects roughly 80 markets in New York City and in several nearby counties. New Jersey is also asking its live ...

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 ...

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

Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's so-called ... They filed a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court to block Blakeman's program, which deputizes armed ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman called the lawsuit “frivolous.” AP “New York State law does not authorize defendants to create a taxpayer-funded militia,” the lawsuit states.

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

The idea of armed civilian special deputies is not sitting well with a number of Nassau County legislators. The idea of armed ...

More than three years after unseating Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran in a big upset election, her GOP ...

President Donald Trump’s immigration policies will impact New York students. School advocates, educators, and administrators ...