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                                                                  Nassau and State Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs today urged Nassau Democrats to attend a somewhat pricey fundraiser for President Joe Biden in two weeks. But Biden is not the only attraction. Besides Biden, former Democratic presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton will be there, all in one place, at one time in New York City, though the site isn't identified. "I hope that everyone watched the State of the Union and got to see the President in action,' Biden wrote in an email to supporters...."I thought that the President was at his best..."  Critics say Biden's speech was more of a rant but that's critics for you. Tickets start at $250 and go up to $6,600.  The event is bound to generate news coverage or at least national news mention, as well as lots of money. Wonder what Biden's likely Republican opponent, former president Donald Trump, will do to outshine the March 28 event?      

Kathy Hochul Bruce Blakeman   Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman wants to spend up to $500,000 researching the possibility of challenging a state-approved change in local elections voting cycles. Blakeman has filed with the county legislature a contract to hire the Manhattan law firm of Genova, Burns  "to review, evaluate and analyze a proposed NY Senate Bill 3505 to determine the viability of prospective litigation challenging same on behalf of the County of Nassau." It's unclear why Blakeman refers to "a proposed" senate bill that will change local elections from odd years to even years, since Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul signed it into law in December. The change will take effect next year. Currently county, town and village elections occur in odd years while presidential and gubernatorial elections are held in even years. Traditionally, odd-year elections draw far fewer voters than races for governor and president. State Democrats who voted in

Everyone knew it would come down to this. Bruce Blakeman When Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed his executive order banning transgender women, ie biological males, from competing in women and girl's sports events in county-owned facilities, Democrat New York Attorney General Letitia James warned she was reviewing her legal options. Then James sent Blakeman a "cease and desist" order, demanding he rescind the ban. She called it "transphobic and blatantly illegal."  She gave him five days to respond. Today, Blakeman says he will respond by filing suit against James in federal district court. His press office sent out this announcement: 3/6/2024 Blakeman To File Major Federal Lawsuit Against NYS Attorney General Letitia James  Comes After James issued Cease and Desist Letter on Blakeman Executive Order Banning Biological Males from Participating in Women’s Sports on County Property MINEOLA, NY— Nassau County Executive Blakem

                                                                                                                                          Former Nassau Legis. David Denenberg of Merrick emailed supporters today that he was ending his "exploratory campaign" for Congress and withdrawing from the Democratic primary for the 4th District seat, now held by U.S. Rep. Anthony D'Esposito, an Island Park Republican. Denenberg's decision follows the withdrawal last week of State Sen. Kevin Thomas from the primary leaving former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen as the strongest candidate in the race for the party's nomination in the November general election. Thomas, redistricted out of his state senate seat,  had gone head to head with Gillen for months seeking donations for the primary fight. But Gillen is a moderate Democrat who better fits the demographics of the district, which  includes the conservative Five Towns, than progressive Thomas.  Nassau and State Democr

                                                                                                                                           Former Republican president Donald Trump always seems to do the unexpected. For the past week, Conservative Republicans, especially former Congressman Peter King, were all over the news, demanding that Mike Sapraicone, a former NYC police detective and founder/former owner of Squad Security, Inc., which provides security for many large companies,  drop out of his planned race against incumbent Democratic New York U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. The reason, they said, was that Squad Security, had given a $1,000 contribution to the election campaign of Democrat New Yok Attorney General Letitia James in March, 2020. James is Trump's sworn enemy after she recently won a massive $450 million dollar judgment against  him for allegedly inflating the value of his properties -- something that every real estate developer does when looking for loans in the

Members of the county's largest union -- the Civil Service Employees Association -- agreed in August to a new 13-year contract that raises their salaries by 25 percent and gave them as much as a $3,000 signing bonus. But they also agreed to a change in their health care -- which has been stalled because of a legal challenge by union retirees -- and to increase the length of their workday by 15 minutes. For decades most members worked  6-3/4 hours a day. Now they will have to put in their full seven hours. Starting March 8. According to the January financial report by the county's office of Management and Budget, the CSEA had 3,365 fulltime members on payroll by the end of last month.  The contract's higher salary rates began a month ago, on Jan. 25.