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State lawmakers concluded their 2022 session by working to pass several gun control and abortion rights bills, as well as a first-in-the-nation two-year ban on cryptocurrency mining.
“Up to 100,000 people in the state that are actively seeking home health care cannot get it, because we do not have the supply of workforce in the state.”
A separate piece of legislation by Kelles could possibly come up for a final vote as soon as Monday
Ruling allows lawmakers to keep pay raise and make outside income.
The measure would make registering to vote an opt- out rather than an opt- in process.
“The Partnership for the Public Good in Buffalo is hailing accomplishments in the recently-ended State Legislature session.”
“By removing e-scooters from the category of motor vehicle,” he said, “it would remove them also from the driving while intoxicated or driving while impaired law of the state.
Some New York farmers say they’re open to compromise on legislation designed to help farm workers.
Crispin Hernandez used to work on a North Country dairy farm. He and others workers tried to organize and were fired. Now he works for a workers’ rights group.
Now that Amazon won’t build a new headquarters in Queens, some Finger Lakes legislators want the company to consider coming upstate. But, that likely won’t happen.
New leadership positions in the state assembly were announced late last year and a pair of Southern Tier legislators will take charge of important committees.