In a statement, Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Cairo called the lawsuit "meritless" and said Democratic legislators were ...

It's something that opponents say amounts to an illegal militia and they are calling it "an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America." ...

Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature sued County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his "provisional special deputies program," a force of armed civilians he could activate in an emergency.

The Nassau County executive spoke after about 150 people rallied against a plan to deputize 10 detectives to arrest and jail ...

Democratic Nassau County legislators are joining together to sue Republican Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman over his plan to deputize citizens as members of the county sheriff’s ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a news conference to discuss storm preparations Saturday afternoon.

A Nassau County judge has upheld Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s controversial executive order banning trans women from competing women’s sports leagues in county facilities.

The so-called “militia” refers to the “provisional emergency special deputy sheriffs” program Blakeman established on March 17, 2024. The program deputizes volunteer citizens who are licensed to carry ...

N.Y.-- Are public taxpayer dollars being used to finance a controversial Nassau County civilian law enforcement program? Democrats are looking to un-arm Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman ...

Nassau County police officers will now be assisting federal authorities with immigration enforcement in what county executive Bruce Blakeman is calling a "big change" that "was sorely needed." ...

The corps created by Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County executive, is “an authoritarian power grab in the heart of suburban America,” said a lawyer representing county lawmakers. By Corey ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman jumped at the chance to have his police department participate in the program when US Immigration and Customs Enforcement reached out and sought cooperation ...