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March 19, 2015
Times of Smithtown

The Smithtown Democratic Committee is gearing up for a competitive election season and setting its sights on the town board.

"It is important that we reflect on the past, but it is necessary that we plan for the future of Smithtown — 2015 will be the year that we reshape our town's policy-making body," said committee chairman, Ed Maher, citing the town's recent 350th anniversary festivities. "Our screening committee will convene this...read more

March 19, 2015
Smithtown News

For most Americans, going to work
every day may seem like a chore. But
Kings Park’s Stephen Goepfert and
Sarah Berlenbach don’t really mind
the daily grind. After all, they work
in a pretty nice office building: 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington
D.C.

Mr. Goepfert, 28, is the Assistant to
the Chief of Staff in the Office of the
Vice President. The title is a mouthful
and the...read more

March 1, 2015
Newsday

Girding for a tough battle for control of the Suffolk County Legislature this fall, Democratic lawmakers raised $110,000 at a fundraising breakfast in Hauppauge last week.

Presiding Officer DuWayne Gregory (D-Amityville) said the event will add to the $80,000 that the Committee to Elect a Democratic Legislature already had in its coffers.

During the event, officials introduced Tim Sini, the aide of County Executive Steve Bellone...read more

February 16, 2015
Newsday

A Suffolk lawmaker has proposed a local law to expand rules to cover not only those who lobby on county legislative bills, but anyone who seeks decisions by county departments that involve spending public money.

Sponsor Legis. William Lindsay III (D-Bohemia) said the measure aims to make sure those who are hired to influence county legislation, executive orders, rate-making or fiscal decisions register with the county legislature and...read more

February 9, 2015
ALBANY TIMES UNION

New-minted Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie has named a panel to conduct a national search for an executive director of a new Office of Ethics and Compliance.

The committee includes Republican Janet Duprey, a member of the chamber’s Ethics and Guidance Committee, and include others with law enforcement or ethics experience: former federal prosecutor Todd D. Kaminsky (whose analysis of the complaint against Sheldon Silver helped convince a...read more

February 7, 2015
Long Island News

Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D., gathered with medical and governmental officials yesterday at Huntington Hospital to urge residents to become informed about the risks of ...
Medical and Governmental Leaders Join Forces to Convey an Important Message about Measles Outbreak
Huntington, NY - February 7, 2015 - Legislator William R. Spencer, M.D., gathered with medical and governmental officials yesterday at Huntington Hospital...read more