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                                                                                   George Santos This blog tries to write news that is not covered by other media: Hence the name: Liuncoverednews. But finding something new to write about Congressman-Elect George Santos is hard. It seems that every news outlet in the nation is now writing about every aspect of the strange Republican's life since the New York Times revealed two weeks ago that Santos' public resume is filled with lies and misrepresentations. It's not even certain where he lives. Queens? Huntington? It was obvious to old-timers in the news business that the New York Times story was an orchestrated political hit against a member of the slim new Republican majority U.S. House. Otherwise, why didn't the Times --  or...

                                                                              Nassau Legislature today as police officers are honored. Josh Lafazan seat, second chair from the far right,  is empty. Democratic Legis. Josh Lafazan of Woodbury earns $81,125 from Nassau County. In two weeks, his salary jumps to $84,370. Pretty good pay for a part-time job. Yet Lafazan seldom shows up for his official county duties, such as attending county legislative sessions, even though they are generally held only twice a month. While he was running unsuccessfully for Congress this year, Lafazan was nowhere to be seen at...

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                                                                             Paolo Pironi Josh Lafazan It may still be 2022 but the 2023 county election campaign has begun. Last week, Republican Paolo Pironi, a businessman who came close to beating incumbent Legis. Joshua Lafazan of Woodbury last year, announced he is back in the race for the 18th legislative seat. And he demanded that Lafazan, who switched his voter registration from non-affiliated to Democrat before he ran unsuccessfully for Congress this year, give back the tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations he received from a PAC bankrolled by ...

                                                    Nassau Legislature Payroll                                      At least one Nassau County legislator -- Democrat Arnold Drucker of Plainview  -- contends that Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman should not have taken his ordinance-ordered salary increase this year along with retroactive pay hikes turned down by his Democratic predecessor. "We don’t need to increase salaries at a time when taxpayers and residents need relief from the county," Drucker told Newsday. "That should come in the form of a tax reduction, not a salary boost.”  Arnold Drucker But Drucker and his legislative colleagues had no problem taking their ordinance-ordered pay increases this year and will take a four-percent...

                                                                                  To mask or not to mask? A salient factor was missing from the news coverage yesterday of the mask mandate controversy at Nassau Community College. And it has nothing to do with health or prevention of the Covid-19 coronavirus: There is a proposed collective bargaining agreement for a new college administrators union  pending before the Republican-controlled Nassau legislature, which is expected to vote on it in two weeks. Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman submitted the deal for approval in November.  That is prelude to the mask controvers, which began -- and ended -- yesterday. To recap: A school administrator around noon on Friday announced that Nassau Community College would require ...

                                                                                Atlantic Beach Bridge As of September there was a new majority on the five-member board of the Atlantic Beach Bridge Authority, appointed by new Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman. And now, for the first time since 2007,  there are increases in the tolls to cross the lengthy drawbridge that crosses the Reynolds Channel, connecting the Nassau Expressway in Lawrence to Park Street in Atlantic Beach. The toll bridge is one of only three ways to drive off and onto the Long Beach island.  A press release fro...