A verbal battle has broken out in Nassau County over Republican County Executive Bruce Blakeman's apparent ignoring of a nationwide request to honor former President Jimmy Carter.

A Republican county official on Long Island who had refused to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former ...

The federal government is lowering flags to half-staff to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter, and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered the same for state government buildings there. But ...

County Executive Bruce Blakeman seemingly refused to comply with the federal mandate, but on Sunday he released a statement ...

Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.

A Republican county official on Long Island refused to lower flags to half-staff following the death of former President ...

A New York county that hadn’t been flying flags at half-staff following former President Jimmy Carter’s death announced on ...

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A local Democrat said lowering the flags would be "a small yet powerful gesture that reflects our shared values." ...