of code for america. what difference will that make to what is going on? what difference will that make to what is going on? you ve heard over the last several what is going on? you ve heard over the last several days what is going on? you ve heard over the last several days that what is going on? you ve heard over the last several days that the - the last several days that the democrats, including the president of the united date, have the governor stepped down. the question is now really are what other levels does the democratic party and have, and seeing this morning, the adviser stepping down, this is the increasing drumbeat that will push him to step down but it s really also pushing the political party in the apparat is to say what more can we do to encourage the rights to
the middle of a pandemic. that s why cori bush is camping out and hasn t actually gone to sleep since friday because we know how dire the situation is. i really commend her doing that. but we all have to can act. congresswoman, thank you. appreciate it. i want to talk more about this, the senate s slow walk toward a bipartisan infrastructure bill with my panel. amanda renteria, ceo of code for america. also david jolly, former member of congress and an msnbc political contributor. welcome, guys. thanks for joining us on this. i lot of stuff i want to dig into. amanda, talk to me first about the joe manchin sound that i spoke through a little bit earlier, right? you re hearing obviously from so many progressive democrats saying this needs to be coupled with you heard it from nancy pelosi herself, you heard it from congresswoman chu and from
would say, from a more conservative state. i would argue that senator sinema has a little bit more wiggle room that she s currently not exercising. i think it s hard to argue that her constituents really wanting to keep the filibuster at this point. democrats have a short window. anything you think at this point in your writing of her that can make her change her minding? we re talking about a senator who was photographed wearing some interesting profanity jewelry, so i don t know if anything can change her mind at this point. she seems pretty determined and willing to double down. sarah jones, thank you for joining us. appreciate it. to talk more about this dilemma democrats face and how to deal with party outliers, i want to bring in anita kumar and amanda renteria, ceo of code for
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How Clean Slate Laws Create Better Cities
April 28, 2021
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Letter: Automatic expungement of eligible records should be the rule
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FILE. Letter writer says, This is why I am advocating for automatic expungement, not only for cannabis convictions but for all eligible records. (Getty)ChoochartSansong/Getty Images/iStockphoto, Getty
In response to the Times Union’s request asking for our questions about cannabis legalization in New York, I ask: Now that cannabis records will be automatically expunged, can we use this momentum to clear all eligible records?
As reported, the estimate for automatic cannabis conviction expungements in New York state is about 150,000. Automatic clearance of these records is monumental, especially since overly complicated and expensive petition-based systems used in many states make record expungement without legal assistance nearly impossible for the layperson to navigate. According to Code for America, only 3 percent of eligible people in California managed to clear thei