Most WNY state lawmakers want Cuomo s COVID emergency powers revoked
Ten Republicans and one Democrat say it is time to end the governor s ability to change law with the stroke of a pen. Author: Steve Brown, Joseph O Rourke Published: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021 Updated: 8:40 PM EST February 4, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Most state lawmakers from Western New York, nearly all of them Republicans, say it is time to revoke Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s emergency powers to address the coronavirus pandemic.
Eleven of the 18 area lawmakers say they want an end to the governor’s special authority.
In the past week, 2 On Your Side canvassed the region’s entire delegation of Senators and Assembly Members on whether they are still comfortable with the governor’s ability to change any state or local law with the stroke of his pen.
Cannabis and the Empire State Last Updated: 02/10/2021 2:48 pm Marijuana flower at Etain s growing facility in Chestertown. Currently licensed in New York to grow and sell medical marijuana, Etain is well positioned to enter the recreational cannabis market. Persistence pays off in politics, and as Governor Cuomo prepares to present a recreational cannabis bill in the upcoming legislative session for the third time in his tenure, the feeling in Albany is that it will happen this time around. Approximately 1.3 million people across the state consume THC-based products (the stuff that gets you high think Cheech and Chong; big, stinky buds). A poll conducted by Spectrum News of Albany and IPSOS Global in October found that 61 percent of respondents favored the legalization of recreational cannabis. In 2018, residents of New York City consumed an estimated 77 tons of cannabis flower more than any ot
Nevada Cannabis Summit Sheds Light on CDC’s Cannabis Strategy Unit
Public health and law enforcement officials, as well as lawmakers and academics, gathered virtually to discuss cannabis and vaping policies in Nevada and other states.
Published on Jan 26, 2021 6:55AM ESTUnited States
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A major cannabis summit in Nevada brought together regulators, lawmakers, and law enforcement from across the US, all with the common goal of improving cannabis and vaping policies.
The summit was hosted by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Division of Public and Behavioral Health (DPBH), in partnership with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
Environmentalists push for safe cleanup at nuclear site near Buffalo
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Activists in the West Valley Action Network, an organization supporting the complete cleanup of a nuclear site near Buffalo, recently sent a letter to state Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes, D-Buffalo, raising concerns about the site. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
WASHINGTON Environmental advocacy groups in western New York want state officials to ensure the safety of federal plans to deal with nuclear waste at the West Valley Demonstration Project after a recent federal report found that “critical decisions regarding the project are still unresolved.”