Local higher education officials said they are hopeful that funding for diversity initiatives will not be cut.

Early voting starts Saturday for a Feb. 11 election between Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins ... Here's what to know about the race: Jenkins, a 63-year-old Yonkers resident who used ...

Housing politics in New York City have shifted, but one vestige remains from the days when race dominated the conversation. A law passed in 2021 requires “racial equity reports” for any ...

The senior Mr. Mascia, a former New York City police officer ... comes with an officer shooting,” Anne T. Donnelly, the Nassau County district attorney, said at a news conference on Monday ...

“Republican lawmakers drew a map to provide them political advantages while disenfranchising communities of color throughout the county,” New York State and Nassau County Democratic Committee ...

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A judge has approved Nassau County's new legislative district map, redrawing the lines of 19 districts, according to court filings. Newsday Columnist Joye Brown explains what this means for Long ...

TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

New York’s Nassau County agreed on Thursday to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Once details are approved by the court, the ...

Cobb County’s plan to fix race bias in its firefighter hiring practices ... ExploreWhiplash in Gwinnett, Cobb as new law on immigration enforcement takes effect The DOJ questioned the need ...

Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York (NYVRA ... range of criteria for county-level redistricting, including prohibitions on racial discrimination and partisan gerrymandering. In 2023, Nassau County put ...