Views Around New York Albany should make jail reform a priority From: Sochie Nnaemeka and TeAna Taylor. special to the Utica Observer-Dispatch. There’s no doubt that Albany is undergoing a transformation. Voters across the state turned out in record numbers to elect Democratic and Working Families champions to the Legislature last year, winning super-majorities in both houses. And this April, the results were made clear: New York passed a budget that provides historic funding to our public school students, tenants,…
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Views from Around the State Legislate marijuana, but don’t opt out on revenue source From: The Adirondack Daily Enterprise: For local town and village officials wringing their hands, trying to decide whether to opt out of issuing licenses for marijuana sales and on-site consumption in their municipalities, we have three words: Take the money. It’s not dirty money. As of March 31, recreational marijuana is now legal in New York state for people 21 years or older, just like alcoholic…
LETTER from DAN BUTTERMANN Reform Marijuana laws on principles, not politics To the Editor: New York is now the 17th state in the union to legalize marijuana. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA, Senate Bill S854A; Assembly Bill A1248) passed with only Democratic votes – no Republicans voted for it. The Republicans claim their opposition was because the bill was badly written, and that it will serve as a kind of gateway for marijuana into our state. Marijuana is…