Long Island Voters Guide: Nov. 7, 2023 general election

Erica R. Rico

Name: 80,000 school bus cameras tickets issued in districts that don't participate in program
Uploaded: 2025-01-23
Description: A Newsday investigation found Hempstead Town issued 80,000 school bus camera tickets in districts that did not authorize the program. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion have the story.

Erica R. Rico is running for Nassau County Legislator, 8th District

ERICA R. RICO

Democratic

BACKGROUND:

Rico, 36, of Franklin Square, is a first-time candidate.
She is a graduate of Nassau Community College who later pursued a bachelor’s in science and psychology at SUNY Old Westbury.
If elected, she will represent Franklin Square, Garden City, Garden City South, West Hempstead, Carle Place and Stewart Manor.

ISSUES:

Rico has been a longtime community advocate and supports protecting women’s rights, stricter gun laws and middle-class tax relief.
She said she will demand more fiscal transparency of county spending and incentives for small-business owners.
On the Las Vegas Sands casino resort plan at the Nassau Coliseum site, she said she will fight for the interests of residents in the district — many of whom oppose the plan — over that of the Nevada-based company.

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'A basis for somebody to bring a lawsuit' A Newsday investigation found Hempstead Town issued 80,000 school bus camera tickets in districts that did not authorize the program. NewsdayTV's Virginia Huie and Newsday investigative reporter Payton Guion have the story.

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