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This election, after several years of legislative wrangling and uncertainty, Suffolk County voters finally will get an opportunity to vote yes for the essential Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act.

President Joe Biden said an additional $4.5 billion in student debt is being canceled for about 60,000 teachers, nurses, firefighters and others, bringing the number of public service workers to get relief during his administration to more than 1 million.

Women in New York earned 87.5 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2022, according to figures from the state’s 2024 Gender Wage Gap report compiled by the state Department of Labor. Median annual wages for New York women working full time were $60,900 compared with $69,668 for men in 2022.

With increased federal funding, bill supporters said they could advance several important transportation projects on Long Island, including redesigning the interchange connecting the Meadowbrook Parkway and the Southern State Parkway, and electrifying the LIRR’s Port Jefferson branch.

“After the previous administration sided with big corporations to undermine workers — from blocking overtime pay protections to making it harder to organize — my Administration has supported workers,” Biden said.

Brookhaven is one of only four Long Island towns to opt into the state's effort to legalize recreational marijuana. The others — Babylon, Riverhead and Southampton — have approved a total of six stores.