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Outraged union leaders and elected officials gathered in front of the Uniondale school district headquarters on Aug.

Wastewater improvement projects from Oakdale to Huntington Station totaling $3.5 billion could be first in line for Suffolk County funding from its Water Quality Restoration Fund based on the newly formed board's rankings of 30 projects.

U.S. News & World Report evaluated nearly 24,000 public high schools across the nation for this year's list, with nearly 18,000 ranked, the organization said.

"We want to make sure that people know about the really devastating impact the Big Not So Beautiful Bill is going to have on our community, not just those in need, but all across our community — the threat to health insurance," Gillen said during the news conference.

The move could allow for more accessible banking services, expanded tax write-offs, and fewer financial hurdles for those in the industry, and new research opportunities for scientists, according to cannabis professionals and state officials.

At least 600 employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are receiving permanent termination notices in the wake of a recent court decision that protected some CDC employees from layoffs but not others.