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Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) attacks on Social Security aren’t about efficiency.

The Suffolk County Legislature unanimously approved a new contract between the county and the police department’s largest labor union, activating an agreement that will raise officers' base pay by 18% over five years.

“This is more than a policy dispute—it is a fundamental threat to the balance of power and the very principles that have safeguarded our republic since its founding,” Durso and Stanton said in their joint statement.

A cut to the federal share of Medicaid funding to New York would have a ripple effect across Long Island, where some 680,000 Nassau and Suffolk county residents with limited income — or more than a fifth of Long Island’s population — rely on it to help cover medical costs, according to New York h

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services abruptly slashed 10,000 jobs and billions in grant funds serving vulnerable Americans, many right here in New York. States were notified that $12 billion in federal grants were being terminated with only hours’ notice.

Initial figures on how much the increased tax generated will be available in early April based on the time it takes to receive and review tax receipts, according to Michael Martino, a spokesman for County Executive Edward P. Romaine.