Assembly Republicans, including David McDonough (R, 19th A.D.), vice chair of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Sex Crimes and Violence, launched a petition drive to help get a civil confinement law passed in New York State. They rallied at a June 27 press conference in Mineola. The legislation has passed the Senate for years and Assembly Republicans are confident Governor George Pataki will sign the bill into law once it passes his desk. FULL STORY

At H. Frank Carey High School and Elmont Memorial High School, the Class of 2005 took the next step on their journey through life by graduating from high school. FULL STORY