Long Island Opinion & Commentary
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Special edition: The 2026 interactive election map is live, see how LI voted
The Point is Newsday Opinion's daily newsletter inside the local, city and state political scenes.
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Texas going blue portends big changes in corporate power
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Next stop: Retirement; LIRR president leaving
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Backed by LI, Hochul can tackle bold agenda
The region's voters took notice of the governor's presence and her effort to appeal to suburban moderates.
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Time for Blakeman to get back to his day job
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Powerful election will resonate for years
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Election to usher in a new phase
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LIers are turning out. Join them.
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Reset the experience of childhood
We are removing too many moments key to their development, then handing children an environment built around instant gratification.
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LI's housing problem is bigger than mortgage rates
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What Suffolk supers vs. the tax cap shows
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A responsible, necessary voice for New York
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Democracy is on the ballot. We can't look away.
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It's more than houses vs. apartments
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The Point
Blue tsunami brings us to a Rashomon moment
After Democrats' stunning midterms success, the party needs to be careful not to misread the moment.
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NY GOP shifts into feud mode
Blakeman had no coat, no coattails. In the wake of disaster, it's become a food fight.
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The astounding costs of our politics
As many Americans struggle, this kind of spending is obscene in comparison.
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Cartoons
Commentary
Texas going blue portends big changes in corporate power
Expect a weakening of tech titans who had pushed for favorable rules.
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The affordability crisis isn't about inflation
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CVS' split leaves healthcare's conflicts intact
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Can we please end these election map wars now?
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U.S. energy policy is about to enter another volatile phase
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More Opinion
Senior housing, fair compensation, Atlantic menhaden, South Asian Americans
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Election to usher in a new phase
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Blue wave laps at Long Island
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LI's housing problem is bigger than mortgage rates
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College for seniors, doctors' pay, 'I Voted' stickers, more
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LIers are turning out. Join them.
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LI early voting a record; new voters shun party labels
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U.S. is likely to lose its edge in scientific research because of political priorities
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Our children are listening: How to parent through election season
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Musings: Red fish, blue fish in one pond
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Musings: Whose Island is it, anyway?
Musings: Shoe leather gives way to ring tone of politics
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The astounding costs of our politics
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Vote like your rights depend on it
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Anthropic's $100 billion bet is the only market that matters now
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Attention Albany: IDAs need new rules
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The perilous irony of NY's measles outbreak
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Negative campaigns, saving democracy, voting, wasting water
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Blakeman's turn to try a county-to-state transition
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Nassau County aiming for faster election results
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See Matt Davies' latest cartoon
America is getting a peek at its debt future, and it's scary
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Warsh's AI optimism may box him in at the Fed
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Cleaner trucks, leaf blowers, clergy abuse settlement, more
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Blakeman's fate may hinge on his home turf
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Newsday Opinion endorses Moore for Southampton Town supervisor
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LI judicial races draw big bucks
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A new era of debt doom loops has begun
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The White House will fail to overturn any elections
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What Suffolk supers vs. the tax cap shows
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Road safety, tax breaks for builders
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Newsday Opinion endorses James for New York State attorney general
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An October surprise for Andrew Garbarino
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The political breakdown that dare not speak its name
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Higher airfares are here to stay. That's not a bad thing
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Stop deriding doctors on LI
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Newsday Opinion makes no endorsement for Hempstead Town supervisor
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A responsible, necessary voice for New York
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Democracy is on the ballot. We can't look away.
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Out of the gate, Dems take the lead in early voting
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The U.S.-China tech Cold War is moving undersea
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That grad school loan may cost you. It's about time
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Thinking about beauty, and appreciating it
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Newsday Opinion endorses Hochul for New York State governor
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Newsday Opinion endorses Burroughs for Assembly District 18
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Newsday Opinion endorses Brown for Assembly District 20
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Newsday Opinion endorses Mikulin for Assembly District 17
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Newsday Opinion endorses Griffin for Assembly District 21
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Newsday Opinion endorses Solages for Assembly District 22
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Newsday Opinion endorses Ra for Assembly District 19
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Musings: Don't fool Mother Nature with clock shifts
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Musings: A wake by mistake, but the sorrow was genuine
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Voters have spoken — now what?
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Senior housing, fair compensation, Atlantic menhaden, South Asian Americans
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College for seniors, doctors' pay, 'I Voted' stickers, more
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