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A Blueprint For Federal Cannabis Legalization?

Earlier this year, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill that will allow the state’s 63 licensed hemp farmers to apply for a conditional license to grow cannabis for the adult-use market. Under the law, cultivators would need to meet several criteria, including assurances they will abide by “safe,…

Benzinga

Bill to limit cryptomining passes New York Legislature

The New York Legislature has approved a milestone measure that would tap the brakes on the spread of cryptocurrency mining operations that burn fossil fuels

The Independent UK

New York Reg. Update: Health Insurance For Medical Marijuana, New Efforts Against Illicit Cannabis Market & More

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has taken important steps to get the state's legal cannabis market up and running.

Benzinga

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New York passes broad gun control measures as states urged to ‘follow our lead’

Bill to largely impact areas outside New York City which already have strict gun-control measures

The Independent UK

N.Y. passes a bill that raises the age to buy and own semi-automatic rifles

The bill raising the age limit is part of legislation that will restrict civilian purchases of bullet-resistant armor, and require new guns to be equipped with microstamping technology.

WEKU

NY lawmakers raise age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21

The New York legislature approved raising the legal age to buy semiautomatic rifles to 21 from 18 and passed a package of legislation aimed at reducing the likelihood of mass shootings by tightening rules to purchase firearms and other military equipment.

Tribune News Service

Bipartisan Support for Red Flag Laws Elides the Practical and Constitutional Issues They Raise

Because there is no reliable way to identify future mass shooters, it is inevitable that many innocent people will lose their Second Amendment rights.

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New York’s COVID case rate has now fallen for 14 straight days

NEW YORK — New York state’s weeklong COVID-19 case rate has tumbled every day for two weeks, dropping to its lowest level in more than a month, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said Tuesday.

Tribune News Service

Unfazed by the Second Amendment, Democrats Want To Ban Gun Purchases by Young Adults

Two federal appeals courts recently concluded that such age restrictions are unconstitutional.

Reason

Hochul says NYC will ‘never forget’ 20 years after 9/11 cleanup ended

NEW YORK — Twenty years after a ringing fire bell and a solemn ceremony marked the end of the hellish cleanup effort at ground zero, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday that a hole remains in New York’s heart despite the grand redevelopment of the area where the twin towers once…

Tribune News Service

Democrats rush to push gun safety laws after mass shootings as Republicans stall

New York governor will seek to ban people under 21 from buying assault rifles and California governor intends to sign restrictions, including the right to sue gun manufacturers

The Guardian - US

New York IDs now offer 'X' as a gender

This is a big step in the Gender Recognition Act put into action in 2021

Salon

Five things Washington DC is mulling on guns – and whether anything will come of it

Many paths forward with little hope for success in the Senate

The Independent UK

NY Gov. Hochul wants to raise the age to purchase a gun to 21, orders daily State Police check-ins at schools

ALBANY, N.Y. — A day after an 18-year-old gunman slaughtered 19 children and two teachers at a Texas school, Gov. Kathy Hochul said she wants New York to raise the age to purchase firearms in New York to 21.

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The Independent UK

Delgado becomes 1st New York Lt. governor with Latino roots

Democrat Antonio Delgado has been sworn in as New York’s lieutenant governor, becoming the state’s first person of Latino heritage to serve in statewide office

The Independent UK

New York governor says only people over age of 21 should be allowed to buy AR-15s

Alleged shooters in Buffalo and Ulvade were aged 18

Reason

Is It Too Much To Ask That Politicians Know What They're Talking About?

The answer to “Why should these people go to prison?” should not be ill-informed gibberish.

Tribune News Service

New York’s COVID case rate drops for 6th straight day, Hochul’s office says

NEW YORK — After weeks of uber-contagious omicron subvariants rippling across New York, something else is finally spreading: good news.

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Next New York lieutenant governor to be sworn in Wednesday

New York's governor says U.S. Rep. Antonio Delgado will be sworn in Wednesday as the state's next lieutenant governor

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Buffalo Shooting Underscores The Human Cost Of Hatred

“Hate and fear are being given too much oxygen,” said President Joseph Biden, condemning the attack in a visit to the city.

Tribune News Service

Cuomo addresses Buffalo congregation reeling from mass shooting

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo took to Buffalo on Sunday, the latest in a series of politicos to descend upon the city reeling from the racist mass shooting in which a white gunman is accused of killing 10 Black people May 14.

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Fight hate with speech, not with censorship

The man accused of killing 10 African Americans at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket was virulently antisemitic as well as a racist. Indeed, he blamed Jews for the so-called “great replacement” — a belief based on a racist conspiracy theory that nonwhite people are being used to replace white people.

The Guardian - US

‘She got mad’: 911 dispatcher allegedly hung up during Buffalo shooting call

Dispatcher could lose her job after Tops employee says dispatcher took on a nasty tone and asked her why she was whispering

The Guardian - US

Suspect in Buffalo mass shooting heckled as ‘coward’ in court

Payton Gendron, 18, accused of killing 10 Black people at supermarket, not required to speak at brief court hearing

The Guardian - US

New York governor unveils ‘comprehensive’ plan to fight domestic terror and gun violence

Kathy Hochul condemns ‘mainstreaming of hate speech’ and easy access to military-style weapons after Buffalo shooting

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