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Latinos in Islip Push to Have Town Divided Into Council Districts
Leave your thoughtsFirst came Hempstead. Could Islip’s at-large system of electing town council members be next? Plaintiffs in civil suit ask federal…
Claim alleges unsafe conditions for Nassau golf course, parks workers
Leave your thoughtsEmployees at Nassau County golf courses and parks filed a complaint Wednesday with the New York State Department of Labor…
Migrant children still in NYC to get free legal assistance
Leave your thoughtsThe city has set aside $4.1 million to provide additional legal assistance for migrant children, both unaccompanied kids and separated…
Islip residents say town’s voting system hurts minorities
Leave your thoughtsFrustration over decades of underrepresentation of minorities in Islip Town government — and the divide that some residents say is geographic, economic…
Lawsuit reveals flawed census citizenship question
Leave your thoughtsThe decision to include a specific question on citizenship on the upcoming 2020 Census is a controversial one, long suspected…
Judge allows lawsuit against Trump’s census citizenship question to proceed
Leave your thoughtsA federal district court judge on Thursday denied a request from the Trump administration to dismiss a lawsuit challenging its decision to…
Lawsuit: Islip Town’s voting system blocks Latinos
Leave your thoughtsA group of Latino residents and advocacy groups is suing Islip Town, claiming the system of electing the town board…
Lawsuit Says Voting System in Long Island Town Shuts Out Latinos
Leave your thoughtsFor Maria Hernandez, the chief problem in Brentwood, her Long Island hometown, has always been the streets and their state…