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The Long Island Rail Road this week set post-pandemic records back to back — 295,419 passengers on Tuesday, then 298,419 passengers on Wednesday — although ridership has yet to return to the pre-pandemic peak, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul's office.

NEW YORK — The U.S. Department of Labor is aiming to rewrite or repeal more than 60 “obsolete” workplace regulations, ranging from minimum wage requirements for home health care workers and people with disabilities to standards governing exposure to harmful substances.

During the presidential campaign, many people noted that a prospective Trump administration could trigger sustained upward pressure on inflation and interest rates if it tried to violate the Federal Reserve’s independent decision-making.

Employees at elder care facilities on Long Island and across the state who have temporary protected status are receiving deportation letters from the Trump administration, putting already understaffed nursing homes and assisted living communities at risk of being unable to care for their most vul

The Roosevelt school district “is conducting a full review of federal grants, reimbursements and compliance timelines to ensure continuity of operations,” schools Superintendent Shawn K. Wightman said in a statement Tuesday.

Some of Long Island’s biggest green energy projects, including offshore wind and battery storage facilities, appear to have escaped the chopping block in the Trump administration’s "Big Beautiful Bill." But wider impacts on home solar, heat pumps and geothermal energy programs, which benefit home