Former state Assemblyman Micah Kellner is starting a political action committee in supporting of revving a 5 - cent fee on plastic bag usage in New York City. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The plastic bag task force was formed last year after Cuomo backed a bill that rejected a tax on plastic bag usage in New York City. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan on Wednesday suggested he would be opposed to efforts to curb plastic bag usage statewide, saying proposed legislation on the local level has been written too broadly. (nystateofpolitics.com)