The poor prognosis of politicized public health
By TERRY LYNAM // The nation’s public-health professionals are in full-blown panic over the dumpster fire that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has ignited within the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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No. 989: Reviewing rivers, reinventing breakfast and growing up (fast) with Sid and Marty Krofft
Hot topic: Welcome to another muggy Wednesday, roasted readers, as the sweltering Summer of 2025’s latest Northeast heat wave flame-broils Long Island. This, too, shall pass – Thursday’s forecast…
No. 985: Snakes, chefs, IDA deals, historic moonwalks – and sincerest ‘tanks’ for our newest sponsor
Hot topics: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we dodge thunderstorms, huddle up in shady spots and otherwise keep our cool in what has been a sticky and sweaty…
Wearing it out: Questions abound on divisive devices
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // President Donald Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill, approved last week by a sleep-deprived U.S. Congress, slashes healthcare spending and potentially impacts Medicaid coverage for millions of…
On healthcare, GOP’s budget bill is one big, ugly mess
By TERRY LYNAM // All federal health and human services policies have long-lasting impacts on everyday Americans, including many provisions in the latest version of President Donald Trump’s One Big…
Deregulation: Cutting red tape is not so black-and-white
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Long Island is on the front lines of the battle between the federal government and New York State over Trump 2.0’s aggressive pursuit of government…
Orbic’s IDA deal opens new front in U.S.-China trade war
By GREGORY ZELLER // The Suffolk County Industrial Development Agency has waded into the U.S. trade war with China. The IDA has approved a 20-year tax-abatement plan that will trigger…
No. 972: Breaking ground, carving cars, hitting the gas on wind and pitying the fool who doesn’t like tea (or T)!
Rain, rain go away: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, as we bundle up for a surprisingly raw late-Spring stretch here on Long Island – who ordered this cold and…
Sufficiently gassed, Trump nixes Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // It’s safe to go back in the water. Marking a widely cheered – and sadly predictable – reversal, the Trump Administration has lifted a stop-work order…
No. 967: Tariff troubles, boundless biz schools and penguins? Yes. Casinos? No (but check out the lingerie)
May on the way: Welcome to Friday, intrepid innovators, and not just any Friday but the last Friday of April 2025 – yes, by this time next week, it’ll…
Winds of war: Albany to battle Empire Wind shutdown
By GREGORY ZELLER // President Donald Trump’s war on alternative energy has reached Long Island’s shores – and Albany is preparing a counterattack. Suggesting in a social media post that…
No. 963: Cocktail cautions, pet protections and tariff turnarounds – we better get to the gym (take your pick)
Please keep your hands and feet inside the economy at all times: Hold on tight, dear readers … another rollercoaster workweek for the Long Island innovation economy (and teetering…
Poll: Drinkers heed ex-surgeon general’s alcohol advice
By GREGORY ZELLER // Another round? Maybe not, according to the latest Mount Sinai South Nassau Truth in Medicine Poll. Released this week, the poll reports that a majority of…
No. 960: Don’t be a fool – reality returns with autism awareness, tariff trouble and REDC rewards (plus PB&J!)
Stranger than fiction: Welcome to Wednesday, dear readers, and welcome to April, which officially began yesterday, as you probably realized from the preponderance of Internet hoaxes (no, Yahoo has…
Fair-housing groups fight back as HUD cripples funding
By JEFFREY L. REYNOLDS // A million dollars recently flew out the door of Long Island Housing Services, the only nonprofit fair-housing advocacy and enforcement organization serving Nassau and Suffolk…