Schumer: Restaurant relief grants start in 3 weeks
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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer announces that state restaurants are now eligible for their own, direct federal pandemic relief, as part of the American Rescue Plan he led to passage in the Senate on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at Russo s Grill in Amsterdam, N.Y. The Senator was joined by U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, left, Amsterdam Mayor Michael Cinquanti and local leaders, restaurant owners and residents. (Will Waldron/Times Union)Will Waldron/Albany Times Union
AMSTERDAM Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Tuesday a $28.6 billion grant program Congress created to boost struggling restaurants will start serving clients in about three weeks.
Cornell University is planning to host an in-person commencement in Schoellkopf Stadium on May 29 and 30, but is limiting attendance for the event to keep density low as the university expects the COVID-19 pandemic to remain a concern over the summer.
Should COVID-19 cases increase on campus or in the region, Cornell President Martha Pollack said the university may change its plans and even move all events to a virtual format. The university is awaiting guidance from the state on public health measures for graduation events.
As plans currently stand, the university will limit attendance to members of the Class of 2021 in Ithaca-based programs. This includes graduating seniors, graduating graduate and professional students, and students who completed degrees in August or December 2020. These graduates, whether currently in the Ithaca area or studying remotely, will all be invited to attend in-person commencement ceremonies which are replacing the singular large commencement cer
Is the United States About to Legalize Marijuana?
Schumer said that visiting Colorado, shortly after that state made marijuana legal, and talking to people there was part of what got him to evolve on the issue.
Marijuana legalization is one of those issues in which the window of public opinion has moved a very long way in a very short period of time. About a generation ago, marijuana was illegal everywhere, with some activists both of the leftist and libertarian bents calling for change, without much attention from lawmakers.
A movement began in the 1990s to make medical marijuana legal, with California voting to do so in 1996 and Hawaii becoming the first state to pass it legislatively. A few years after that, states started making recreational marijuana legal as well, even as it remains prohibited under federal law. This has led to the creation of a legal cannabis industry, and the state of Oregon, last year, essentially legalized drugs.
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