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Just hours after New York s state lawmakers passed landmark legislation that not only legalizes recreational adult use of marijuana but also includes key equity and justice provisions, Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law early Wednesday, paving the way for cannabis storefronts to start opening as early as next year. This law is the new gold standard for reform efforts nationwide. Melissa Moore, DPA A new era for marijuana justice is here. After years of hard work against long odds, New York has enacted one of the most ambitious marijuana legalization programs in the country, said Melissa Moore, New York state director of the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), in a statement late Tuesday.
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Kenny Crenshaw walks in the snow along the Empire State Plaza past the state Capitol on Feb. 13, 2014, in Albany. (AP photo â Mike Groll) ALBANY The state budget deadline came and went at midnight Thursday without a passed spending plan for New York’s 2021-22 Fiscal Year as negotiations continue to face challenges amid the coronavirus pandemic. Three of the state’s 10 traditional budget bills were dropped as of press time late Wednesday night. The Assembly submitted a $208.3 billion budget proposal up from $177 billion last year and slated nearly $6.7 billion in new tax increases, rising to $8.1 billion in 2022, including three income tax rate hikes.
ALBANY — Thousands of state employees could get their next paycheck late while Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders continue to debate tax increases for millionaires and billionaires in New
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