New York State Team
ALBANY – New York lawmakers wrapped up their annual session at the state Capitol on Thursday after passing hundreds of bills that now await Gov. Andrew Cuomo s approval.
All told, 892 bills were approved by both the Senate and Assembly from January 1 through June 10, including a measure legalizing recreational marijuana and a state budget that hiked taxes on the wealthy.
Cuomo has already acted on more than 100 bills approved during the legislative session, but he ll take the rest of the year to get through the rest of the backlog.
Here s a look at 20 major bills approved at the state Capitol in 2021:
New York laws: 20 major bills approved at the state Capitol in 2021
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A fatal accident on the state Thruway Thursday afternoon caused traffic to be diverted onto Route 34 in Weedsport.
According to a news release from state police, a crash involving a box truck and a tractor trailer occurred at about 12:45 p.m. in the town of Tyre in Seneca County. Police said that one driver had been confirmed to have died.
Police were still investigating the crash at 3:15 p.m.
The Thruway Authority reported that the accident had blocked both westbound lanes between Weedsport Exit 40 and Waterloo Exit 41, and a traffic alert posted at 2:23 p.m. said that westbound traffic would be halted until further notice. The Thruway Authority had earlier reported delays and stop-and-go traffic in the same area.
By Forum Staff
Following their recent unannounced visit to Rikers Island on Friday, Assemblywomen Jessica González-Rojas (D-East Elmhurst) and Nathalia Fernandez (D-Bronx) called out the NYC Board of Correction’s plan to implement solitary confinement by another name and urged the board to amend its proposed rules to truly and fully end solitary confinement in City jails.
González-Rojas and Fernandez’s visit included a walkthrough of the National Institute of Corrections Structurally Restrictive Housing Units, where people in alternatives to solitary under the board’s proposed rules will be locked up alone 24 hours a day.
Photo Courtesy of Assemblywomen