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Suffolk homeowners could pay half or zero in alarm permit fees
The fees were introduced a decade ago to reduce the number of false alarms.
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Trump administration retains WTC Health leader for another term
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LI village loses challenge over casino zoning
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Suozzi launches reelection, targets GOP efforts tying him to far left
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Many local governments in NYS, LI plan to bust 2% property tax cap
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Suffolk OKs $2.1M settlement with family of sword-wielding man killed by police
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What to know as Hochul, Blakeman campaigns enter last 2 months
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Romaine delivers his third State of the County address
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Suffolk seeks to move millions for killed convention center to other big-ticket projects
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Trump administration again rejects blizzard assistance for NYS
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No new data centers? Rounding prices? The top bills awaiting Hochul's decision.
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Trump's plan to rename Lake Ontario has few fans along its shores
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Muslim leaders say Blakeman social media post Islamophobic
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Suffolk Democrats demand NYS AG probe use of $3M in taxpayer funds marked for even-year lawsuit fight
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Judge says NYS can't charge companies for climate change
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Nassau wants state to foot near $2M bill for county's financial watchdog
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Longtime LI village official retires, shaking up board
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Single-family homes or apartments? Suffolk GOP leaders disagree on affordable housing
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Suffolk event to focus on addiction and recovery
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Dems: Trump's Nassau visit used public resources for politics
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New head of Long Island Sound Partnership introduced
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Q&A: Village's deputy mayor, soon to take top post, seeks to maintain property tax freeze
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Crackdown on illicit massage spas, hefty fines headline Nassau Democrats' bill proposal
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Blakeman: Nassau will comply with ban on ICE partnerships
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Test for Blakeman: Many upstate voters still don't know who he is
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'Likely that the issue will wind up in court'
Nassau is one of two counties in the state that have refused to come into line with the law. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie reports.
MORE ON THIS TOPICNassau County fails to comply with new state law ending ICE agreements

'It would cost hundreds of millions of dollars'

'Our communities should not be collateral damage'

'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds'
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Prosecutor brought in to lead investigation of Trump foes tells AP that he has resigned his position
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Brazil's Supreme Court cancels session as political crisis deepens
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Carney calls Trump's latest trade measures 'relatively modest,' signals restraint
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Trump, hoping to salvage midterms, makes a dubious pledge to give every US adult $5,000 if GOP wins
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TRUMP'S IMPACT ON LI

'It would be an uphill climb'
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'They have been steadily going down'

'This law is completely misguided'
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'Likely that the issue will wind up in court'
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'This is the new normal'
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'Really rallying the base'
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'Going to speak to a broad base of voters'
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'Not knowing how important this program is'
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'Serious fundamental due process concerns'
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'They will come and get you'
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