Sentences with phrase «for the legalization last»

(Both the flip - flops and the chameleon were rainbow - colored, which Democrats suggested was meant to associate Mr. O'Brien with the gay - rights movement; the senator he is seeking to succeed, James S. Alesi, a Republican who did not seek re-election, previously opposed same - sex marriage but voted for its legalization last year.)

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The governor for the Garden State, Gov. Philip D. Murphy, ran on a marijuana legalization platform last year.

Not to mention, a poll conducted by the DPA and the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) last year found that 62 percent of New Yorkers support marijuana legalization for adult use, indicating «this is actually really popular across demographics,» Moore said.

Lawmakers came close last year to passing a legalization bill that would have set up an insurance framework for regulating combat - style sports, but the measure never came up for a vote in the Assembly, where sponsors are confident it would pass.

Grisanti is the last sitting Republican in the Senate to have supported the legalization of same - sex marriage in 2011, a signature achievement for the governor.

Support has been building for the legalization of support since the start of the year after the measure had been bottled up in the Assembly for the last several legislative sessions.

John McArdle, a former top Senate GOP staffer who retired last fall after 29 years on the public payroll to become a consultant, has signed on to help the new coordinated campaign for the legalization of gay marriage in New York, sources familiar with his plans confirm.

As a candidate for mayor last year, then - Comptroller John Liu advocated for the legalization of marijuana in New York, citing the economic boost that would be generated from taxes.

When it failed last summer, he said, «With each year that goes by we continue to build support for the legalization of MMA in New York State, and I am confident that it is only a matter time until this legislation passes in the Assembly.»

When the Assembly came to order on June 17 for a session that would last until 5:09 a.m. the next day, it still needed to pass an anti-heroin package, a roll - back of the state's Blue Laws, the legalization of daily fantasy sports, a constitutional amendment that could make more elected officials convicted of felonies forfeit their pensions, a government transparency measure, and 57 other bills.

In the past, Mr. Cuomo has waived the three - day at waiting period, including in March when he brokered deals on redistricting and pension cuts and last year when he pressed for the legalization of same - sex marriage.

Polls indicate voters across the state favor legalization generally, with a Siena College poll last year putting the margin at 49 % for, 47 % against.

WASHINGTON — Secretary of Education William J. Bennett last week criticized recent calls for the legalization of drug use as a dangerous threat to anti-abuse efforts.

That latter school is also benefiting from marijuana in other ways: Thanks to $ 900,000 from the state's marijuana tax fund and $ 270,000 in county pot excise taxes to be used for «community enhancement,» CSU - Pueblo last year opened the Institute of Cannabis Research to study topics such as the impact of legalization on local economies, industrial hemp cultivation, and the efficacy of cannabidiol.

Liberal MP Bill Blair — the man in charge of the marijuana file — described the rate of marijuana charges as «shocking,» yet, last week, the government opposed an NDP motion calling for its decriminalization while we wait for the slow wheels of legalization to turn.