Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff for a program sanctioning a ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s proposal to designate “special deputies” to assist law enforcement has drawn backlash — and comparisons to the Nazi militia known as the “Brownshirts.” ...

Koslow said. "They would not take the place of the Nassau County Police Department. They are not militia. They are good citizens who are willing to volunteer in the event of an emergency ...

Democratic legislators are suing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman claiming that the Long Island Republican illegally created a tax-payer-funded militia — allegations his office quickly ...

Democratic Nassau County legislators are joining together ... s department in a controversial move that critics call a private militia. The plaintiffs — Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton ...

taxpayer-funded civilian militia.” Nassau County Democratic lawmakers argue in their complaint filed Wednesday that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman lacked the legal authority to form a ...

They’ve filed a suit against county executive Bruce Blakeman in the state Supreme Court, demanding that he end what they call his private militia. At a press conference, Nassau County legislator ...

But opponents who have already protested the idea are calling it a militia and have filed a lawsuit. "We're here today because Nassau County is wasting tax payer dollars on a militia to protect us ...

“Nassau County is wasting taxpayer dollars on a militia to protect us from problems we don’t have,” said Seth Koslow, a Democrat in the Legislature who plans to run for Mr. Blakeman’s seat ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has announced his run for re-election. Republican leaders from across the county ...

Long Island lawmakers have sued Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and a local sheriff over a program sanctioning a taxpayer-funded militia of armed civilians shrouded “in secrecy.” ...