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ALBANY The state Senate’s Ethics Committee will hold a “hybrid” meeting on Monday, with participants attending both in-person and via videoconferencing.
It’s a new experiment that foreshadows a looming debate over just how normal the new normal will look for public bodies. As the pandemic draws to a close, officials will need to decide how to balance the clear benefits of an increasingly online government with the loss of transparency brought about by the establishment of a Zoomocracy in which government officials hand down decrees from undisclosed locations.
Anything resembling a traditional town meeting was replaced last year by soulless boxes on computer monitors, adding physical distance between people and their government and making it easier for elected officials to dodge unwanted interactions with protesters, the press, and the general public. But that shift has also made government more accessible for members of the public who might not be able to participate in
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ALBANY – First, New York legalized marijuana for recreational use. Then it put its cities, towns and villages on the clock.
The state s new recreational marijuana law, approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and lawmakers in late March, immediately allowed those over the age of 21 to possess up to three ounces of cannabis and consume it nearly anywhere cigarettes can be legally consumed.
Local governments have no way of blocking that. But the law does let them make another crucial decision: Whether to allow for legal marijuana sales within their borders.
Under the law, local governments have until Dec. 31 to pass a local measure blocking any dispensaries or lounges. If they miss the deadline, they forfeit their right to opt out.