Scott Eidler
Deputy Editor at Newsday
Deputy Editor @Newsday for Towns. Before: Politics, education reporter. @Cornell, @ColumbiaJourn alum. [email protected]
Articles
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Jul 14, 2024 |
newsday.com | Scott Eidler
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman followed a blueprint set by conservative lawmakers across the country last month with passage of a county law that restricts transgender females' access to play in girls and women's sport leagues.
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Jun 26, 2024 |
newsday.com | Scott Eidler
Former CNN anchor John Avlon won the 1st Congressional District Democratic primary by 40 points on Tuesday, buoyed by higher turnout and after emphasizing that he was more likely to flip the seat than chemist Nancy Goroff, political analysts said Wednesday. In mailings, commercials and stump speechs, Avlon repeatedly asserted that he was better poised than Goroff to win in a general matchup with freshman Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Amityville).
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Jun 25, 2024 |
newsday.com | Scott Eidler
Suffolk voters in November will be asked to hike sales taxes by an eighth of a percentage point for construction of new sewers and septic systems, under a measure the Suffolk Legislature approved Tuesday. Legislators voted 15-2 in favor of adding the referendum to the Nov. 5 general election ballot. Only two lawmakers voted no: Legis. Leslie Kennedy (R-Nesconset) and Legis. Rob Trotta (R-Fort Salonga). Legis. Trish Bergin (R-East Islip) was absent. Suffolk County Executive Edward P.
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Jun 24, 2024 |
newsday.com | Scott Eidler
Nassau lawmakers are expected to vote Monday on a bill backed by County Executive Bruce Blakeman to bar transgender female athletes from taking part in women's and girls sports on county properties, despite opposition from civil rights groups and advocates of the LGBTQ+ community. The 19-member county legislature is set to vote on the measure Monday afternoon, two weeks after the legislature's Rules Committee gave preliminary approval.
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Jun 22, 2024 |
newsday.com | Vera Chinese |Scott Eidler
Early voting ends Sunday in congressional, state and local Democratic primary races that have seen turnout only in the single digits percentage-wise, according to Nassau County and Suffolk County elections data. Voters are casting ballots in the 1st Congressional District race between John Avlon, a former CNN anchor, and Nancy Goroff, a former chair of the Stony Brook University chemistry department.
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