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In Lindenhurst, there’s a new course at the high school called Advanced Computer Science Principles and Artificial Intelligence, taught by Glenn Habibi. Habibi said learning how to use AI programs prepares students for a career in computer science and other fields.

The 2025-29 capital budget concentrates on maintaining, rather than expanding, the MTA’s transit system, which the agency has said includes about $1.5 trillion in assets.

"It’s devastating," said Marc Herbst, executive director of the Long Island Contractors Association, standing near the jagged edge of what’s left of Harbor Road in Stony Brook, which was washed away in the Aug. 18-19 storm. "If you don’t ...

State and local governments are facing acute and growing staffing shortages as public-sector pay lags farther behind the pay of private-sector workers.

In a statement, union President Shawn Fain said the contract gives the UAW the right to strike over contractual commitments to build vehicles in the U.S. “Now Stellantis wants to go back on the deal,” he said. “We intend to enforce our contract and to make Stellantis keep the promise.”

AFL-CIO President Liz Shuler issued the following statement on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks: