Liz Krueger
Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 12:38 PM EDT
Albany Times Union. May 24, 2021. Editorial: Time to fix these ‘Lights’ Paralyzing traffic. Families unable to get to...

Late NY budget could leave state workers awaiting paychecks

By Marina Villeneuve Apr. 06, 2021 05:20 PM EDT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will boost spending by billions over the next year in a bid to revitalize the state's hard-hit economy under a late spending plan...

FILE - In this March 24, 2021 file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference at his offices in New York. New Yorkers can now possess up to 3 ounces of cannabis under a legalization bill signed by Cuomo. Criminal justice reform advocates hope the legislation signed Wednesday, March 31, will help redress the inequities of a system that has locked up people of color for marijuana offenses at disproportionate rates. (Brendan McDermid/Pool Photo via AP, File)
New York is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 31, 2021 11:03 AM EDT

NY lawmakers, governor face looming deadline to pass budget

By Marina Villeneuve Mar. 30, 2021 10:03 PM EDT
New York lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo have yet to announce a deal on the state budget even as a deadline to pass a spending plan by Thursday looms. ...

FILE - In this Dec. 13, 2017, file photo, James MacWilliams prunes a marijuana plant that he is growing indoors in Portland, Maine. New York has failed in recent years to pass marijuana legalization, but a state senator said lawmakers have reached an agreement to legalize marijuana sales to adults over the age of 21. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)
New York lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana

By Marina Villeneuve, Jennifer Peltz And Karen Matthews Mar. 28, 2021 08:12 AM EDT