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In December 2018, an urban policy think tank proposed legalizing marijuana for non-medical uses in New York state, then collecting a tax to fund the New York City transit system. [ 117 ] [ 118 ] The same month, the MTA announced that as many as four percent of subway riders and 16 percent of bus riders each day might not be paying fares ...
State executive orders are usually enacted less frequently than bills passed by state legislatures. They are especially used in the midst of a public health emergency or disaster. [2] During a state of emergency (which usually can only be declared through executive order), the powers of the governor may be expanded beyond their normal reach. [11]
The government of New York state initially responded to the COVID-19 pandemic with a stay-at-home order in March 2020. As the pandemic progressed in New York state and throughout the rest of the country, the state government, following recommendations issued by the U.S. government regarding state and local government responses, began imposing social distancing measures and workplace hazard ...
Full map including municipalities. State, territorial, tribal, and local governments responded to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States with various declarations of emergency, closure of schools and public meeting places, lockdowns, and other restrictions intended to slow the progression of the virus.
Issue advocacy ads (also known as interest advocacy ads or issue only ads) are communications intended to bring awareness to a certain problem. Groups that sponsor this form of communication are known by several names including: interest advocacy group, issue advocacy group, issue only group, or special interest group. The problems these groups ...
Parties without automatic ballot access: Communist Party; Constitution Party; New York Federalist Party (2011) Federalist Party (1791-1824) Freedom Party (1994-1998) Freedom Party (2010-present) Marijuana Reform Party (1998–2002) Natural Law Party (1992–2004) New Party (1992–1998) New York Pirate Party; Reform Party of New York State ...
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, D-N.C., told theGrio she plans to work on efforts on Capitol Hill to secure increased funding […] The post HBCU security becomes major concern after string of shootings ...
When the New York State Assembly met on January 7, the five elected Socialist party members were sworn in. Shortly after, Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet called the assembly members Claessens, DeWitt, Orr, Solomon, and Waldman of the Socialist Party to the front of the chamber. Sweet denounced them for being "inimical" to the best interests of the US ...