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Feb 11, 2025

Dems Cave on Delaying Special Election Start Date

It appears the plan hatched by Democrats in the State Legislature and halls of Congress to give Governor Kathy Hochul new powers to delay special elections in New York State is dead.

Feb 10, 2025

Black Conservatives Weigh in for Black History Month - There is no One Way to be Black

February is Black History Month and on the heels of the recent presidential election, The South Shore Press will be listening to the points of view of Black Conservatives and Republicans that are often overlooked, and even ridiculed, by the mainstream press.

Feb 10, 2025

Man on the Street Asks About Sex Changes for Children

President Trump issued an Executive Order to block sex change operations on children. In response, Attorney General Letitia James told New York hospitals to ignore the President. The South Shore Press Man on the Street asked residents what they thought about this.

Feb 9, 2025

Letitia James: Hospitals Must Perform Sex Change Operations on Kids

President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order called 'Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation'. The Order bans using puberty blockers, hormone replacement therapy, and surgical procedures that cause permanent changes to a minor child’s body in the impossible effort to change a person’s sex. It applies to children and teenagers under 19 years old.

Feb 9, 2025

Threat to Democracy: New York Democrats Delay Special Elections

Word leaked a week ago that New York Democrats were working to delay the special election to replace Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (R-North Country).

Feb 6, 2025

Private Education Fund Estimated at $10 Billion

Despite spending nearly $30,000 per student on education—almost twice the national average—New York ranks at the bottom in student performance.

Feb 5, 2025

Senator Palumbo Reproposes “Karilyn’s Law” Amidst Wendy Williams Guardianship Discussion with TMZ

State Senator Anthony Palumbo spoke to TMZ on Jan. 21st to announce he would be re-introducing legislation that would change guardianship laws regarding family visitation in the state.

Feb 5, 2025

Maud Maron: ‘New Yorkers Deserve Better than the Injustices Ushered in by DA Alvin Bragg’

“Alvin Bragg says ‘the best way to address the root drivers of crime and violence is to connect people with services they need to lead healthy and stable lives including housing, healthcare and job opportunities,’ Maron said.

Feb 5, 2025

Shock Poll: Gov. Kathy Hochul ‘Underwater,’ says Siena College

According to the Siena College poll, Gov. Hochul has a negative “39-47%” favorability rating, and her job approval rating sits at “44-48%.” This shows little change from December’s poll.

Feb 5, 2025

‘Assisted Suicide is Still Suicide,’ Patients Rights Fund Activist Pleads to Albany

An Oregon report often cited in PRAF’s greater research concluded suffering, disability, socioeconomic reasons like the rising cost of healthcare, and the desire to cease being a burden on their families any longer are the reasons why patients seek out assisted suicide.

Feb 5, 2025

Trump’s Victory Pushing Leftists to the Side is “Political Lent for Conservatives” says Lawler

Congressman Mike Lawler (R,C- Hudson Valley) gave a fiery address at the New York State Conservative Party Annual Conference taking aim at Governor Kathy Hochul and relishing in President Donald Trump’s winning the White House.

Feb 4, 2025

GOP Wants the Feds to Launch RICO Investigation of NYS Lawmakers

A big topic that dominated the conservative conclave: grumblings that Democrats in the Assembly and Senate would pass legislation to give Governor Hochul more leeway in delaying the start of special elections in New York.

Feb 4, 2025

SSP Analysis: Illegal Immigration Stance Sends Hochul Under Water in Poll

According to the survey, 79% of those asked think criminal immigrants should hit the road, while 39% think even those without a record must go. They’re also adamant against giving illegals free health care through Medicaid, a huge government benefit supported by Hochul. The majority of Republicans and independents polled believe the state should support federal efforts to deport the migrants.

Feb 3, 2025

Global Impact of Micron’s $100 Billion New York Investment

Once famed as the Empire State, New York has the bones to rise up from its financial morass and become an economic superpower once again. That’s the assessment of Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, who nailed down a $100 billion investment from Micron for a mega computer chip project in his area.

Feb 3, 2025

Rensselaer County Exec Calls Himself, Trump ‘Lightning Rods’ at NYS Conservative Party Conference, Quotes ‘Yellowstone’

“You’re going to hear some people say about me, ‘Yeah, you know Steve’s a good guy, but he’s a lightning rod.’ Good, I’m glad. By the way: so is Donald Trump. He’s the all-time greatest lightning rod in history.”

Feb 3, 2025

President Trump Expresses Gratitude for Conservative Support at NYS Conference

The New York Conservative Party certainly has the attention of President Trump, having delivered 321,788 votes for his reelection. He expressed his gratitude in a letter read by Chairman Gerard Kassar at the party’s 57th Annual Conservative Party Political Action Conference in Albany.

Feb 3, 2025

NYS Conservative Party Conference Talks About What to Expect in the 2025

NYS Senator George Borrello (R,C-Batavia) and Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh (R,C-Ballston) were featured in a session entitled ‘Surveying the Session: What Can New Yorkers Expect in 2025?’.

Feb 3, 2025

Andrew Giuliani Center Stage at Conservative Conference

Leading off the annual state Conservative Conference was Andrew Giuliani, a former candidate for governor and Trump surrogate who gave a rundown of the President’s first days in office and some insights into his personal character.

Feb 2, 2025

South Shore Press: Team Coverage at the NYS Conservative Conclave in Albany

The South Shore Press will be on point this week covering the state Conservative convention in Albany. They have a full lineup of speakers covering everything from the state of affairs in New York to the impact of the new Trump Administration, and the South Shore Press will bring it to you as it happens.

Jan 31, 2025

New York’s Nuclear Ghost Haunts West Valley

As Gov. Kathy Hochul moves ahead with her plan to build atomic plants to supplement the intermittent power supply from green energy, a contaminated nuclear waste site continues to haunt Western New York. Opened in 1966, the West Valley nuclear fuel reprocessing plant operated for six years and left behind 600,000 gallons of high-level radioactive waste in underground tanks.

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Education

Stony Brook students blend fitness and ecology in 3K EcoWalk

Stony Brook University students participated in the "Running Wild 3K EcoWalk," a new Earthstock event conducted on April 21 at the Ashley Schiff Preserve.


Sports

The Fantasy Baseball Experience - Impact Jays Are Returning

As the fantasy season starts to dwindle down it gets harder and harder to find gems off of the waiver wire. Sure, you will be able to grab the next hot thing from AAA when the rosters expand in a few weeks, but they are unproven talent. In order to get proven MLB talent off of waivers, or in a trade that doesn't give them their value back, you have to be very shrewd.


Sports

The Fantasy Baseball Experience - Who's Losing Playing Time?

Hi, I'm Jack Thaler and I hoped you enjoyed last week's edition of My Fantasy Baseball Experience. This week I will be talking about playing time.Believe it or not, playing time affects fantasy baseball more than you probably think so today I will be talking about two emerging conflicts that involve playing time as the MLB season gets closer to the final stretch.