(Bloomberg) -- Two local lawmakers sued New York’s Nassau County and Executive Bruce Blakeman for creating what they claim is a “taxpayer funded militia” of armed civilians he could call ...

Democratic lawmakers in New York filed a lawsuit alleging that a Republican county executive is trying to create a civilian "militia." ...

The group saw local police as "foot soldiers" of the federal government, which it viewed as its enemy. A Web site for the Hutaree group says it coined the term Hutaree, intended to mean Christian ...

They say state law authorizes local sheriffs to deputize only trained law enforcement officers from other agencies in emergencies — not private citizens. “New York State law is clear ... “Blakeman’s ...

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs has begun issuing commemorative medals to honor veterans of the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Democratic lawmakers in a New York county announced the filing of a lawsuit on Wednesday alleging that the Republican county executive is trying to create an illegal civilian "militia." ...

They say state law authorizes local sheriffs to deputize only trained law enforcement officers from other agencies in emergencies — not private citizens. “New York State law is clear ...