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ALBANY — the state Senate approved a bill Thursday that gives Suffolk County one more try to allow residents to vote on a referendum to expand sewer and septic treatment and protect water quality.

The Long Island Regional Planning Council has named the $455 million overhaul of Belmont Park as a Project of Regional Significance. 
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Island Harvest says the need in both Nassau and Suffolk counties is great right now, as almost 1 in 10 people on the Island are dealing with food insecurity.

Workers at the Port Jefferson Starbucks filed a petition with the federal government seeking to hold a union election vote in the coming weeks.

A federal administrative law judge ruled that Amazon CEO Andy Jassy violated labor law by making certain anti-union comments during media interviews two years ago.

The budget also provides $244 million in funding to confront a workforce shortage that has reduced the capacity for care at nonprofit service providers funded by the state, and delayed patient contact with psychologists and psychiatrists sometimes for months.