PUBLISHED 5:48 AM ET Apr. 21, 2021 PUBLISHED 5:48 AM EDT Apr. 21, 2021
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As demonstrations and protests around the country last year were held in communities large and small following the killing of George Floyd, Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed local officials and community leaders themselves come up with changes to how policing is conducted on the local level.
The changes were submitted this month, tied to state aid. Implementing those changes now will be closely watched.
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on Tuesday after kneeling on Floyd s neck for more than 9 minutes in May 2020. State lawmakers in New York in a range of statements on Tuesday said Floyd should still be alive today, and there s more work to be done.
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New York s banking problem when it comes to cannabis PUBLISHED 9:13 PM ET Apr. 20, 2021 PUBLISHED 9:13 PM EDT Apr. 20, 2021
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New York has legalized recreational marijuana, but since these products are still federally illegal, many financial institutions are wary of accepting cannabis business clients.
Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins says this is something that will most likely have to be addressed at the federal level.
“We’re trying to work within the framework that s existing,” Stewart-Cousins said. “I do believe that it will probably be helpful if the federal government looks at this a different way.”
On Monday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAFE Banking Act 2021, which would allow financial institutions to take on cannabis business clients without fear of sanctions.
‘Thank you for being here’: Cuomo appears with state Senate leader for first time since she demanded his resignation
Awkward!
Gov. Cuomo appeared in public with state Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins for the first time Wednesday since she called on him to resign over accusations that he sexually harassed several women.
Stewart-Cousins and Cuomo made the joint appearance in Yonkers, the Democratic Senate leader’s hometown, to announce that, starting Friday, New Yorkers over 60 will be able to receive the coronavirus vaccine at the state’s 16 mass immunization sites without an appointment.
The Democratic honchos stayed mostly on topic and remained remarkably cordial throughout the event despite the massive elephant in the room.
by Steve Bittenbender, The Center Square | April 21, 2021 09:30 AM Print this article
New York small business owners have endured quite an ordeal over the past 13 months thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, which brought about emergency regulations that either closed or restricted their operations and forced them to lay off workers.
Now, as the pandemic appears to be waning, many of them received yet another unpleasant surprise: a substantial increase in their unemployment premiums. This came despite New York lawmakers passing legislation aimed to keep COVID-related closures from impacting a business owner’s rating, which factors into their premium amounts.
According to the New York State Restaurant Association, a western New York establishment still saw its rate increase by 133 percent, meaning it will pay $471 a week this year – or nearly $270 more each week. A New York City coffee shop saw its rate rise even more, meaning it will have to