On January 28, advocates gathered on the stairs outside the Senate Chamber to demand the passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) this session. Since last session, advocates have been pushing this bill (S.1527-b/A.1617-b) in the Legislature, which would legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana and apply […]
Tag: justice reform
Cuomo: No budget deal without a permanent tax cap
Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with the full delegation of Long Island senators for a rally at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park on Sunday in support of a permanent 2 percent property tax cap. Earlier this month, the governor vowed he will not sign a budget without the […]
Wrongfully accused push for discovery reform
Darryl Herring spent 18 month in Rikers Island for a crime he didn’t commit. The lengthy stay in jail was was due solely to the prosecutor’s office not turning over evidence to Herring’s defense attorney. Once they did, the judge dismissed the case. Herring was in Albany recently to push […]