Suffolk Closeup Suffolk lawmakers take the lead, banning potent, deadly synthetic opioid U-47700
Suffolk lawmakers unanimously passed a bill banning the sale of the synthetic opioid U-47700, an ultra-potent and deadly drug that's caused 50 known overdose deaths in the U.S. since December.
Suffolk Closeup Listen to Al — this farmer-turned-legislator knows his stuff
County Legislator Al Krupski brings to the table a lifetime of experience in farming, shoreline regulation and land use.
Suffolk’s wastewater treatment initiative: groundbreaking or ‘baby steps’?
Karl Grossman looks at Suffolk's slow attempt to move from standard septic systems to the advanced variety.
Suffolk Closeup Suffolk’s plastic bag law didn’t go far enough to be truly effective
The legislature's compromise under industry pressure ensured the plastic bag law won't be as effective as needed to deal with the problem.
Suffolk CloseupWill his allegiance to Trump hurt Lee Zeldin’s bid for a second term?
The freshman congressman representing the First Congressional District backs and has defended the Republican nominee, who he predicts "will annihilate" Hillary Clinton in his district.
Suffolk CloseupDespite Freedom of Information laws on the books for decades, records access often doesn’t come without a fight
Freedom of Information laws date back to 1966 on the federal level and to 1974 in New York, but the guaranteed access to public records afforded by these statutes is often disregarded by government officials.
Suffolk Closeup As sales tax revenues come up short, county plans to eliminate bus routes
Facing sales-tax revenue shortfalls, Suffolk is cutting county bus routes.
Suffolk CloseupN.Y. Public Service Commission OKs multi-billion dollar nuclear industry bailout funded by ratepayers statewide
Ratepayers across New York State will be getting higher utility bills because the State Public Service Commission this month approved — despite strong opposition — a $7.6 billion bailout of aging nuclear power plants in upstate New York.
Suffolk CloseupDoing battle with the mighty ocean to protect our changing coastline is futile as ‘hand-wrestling with God’
Other coastal communities around the world are working to adapt to rising sea levels or relocate. But for Suffolk, the federal government is poised to spend more than $1 billion to take on the mighty Atlantic Ocean.
Suffolk CloseupComing together: an antidote to hate
Getting to know one another as people, rather than stereotypes, is the key to ending racial strife in America.
