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

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

A Republican official who oversees Nassau County on New York's Long Island  seemingly refused to lower flags to half-staff in ...

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.

Flags are flying at half-staff across the country to commemorate former President Jimmy Carter — except for in one New York ...

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

Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman is lowering flags for just three days—a significantly shorter period of time than most ...

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

Flags have been lowered to half-staff at federal, state and local buildings around the country to memorialize former President Jimmy Carter — but not in Nassau County, where County Executive ...

NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) – Flags are flying at half-staff across the country to commemorate former President Jimmy Carter — except for in one New York county. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman ...