Sentences with phrase «to legalize»

Public Advocate Letitia James said she's in favor of legalizing marijuana in New York on Tuesday.

In an interview with CNN, Burns predicted that Obama's support for legalized same - sex marriage would lead to his defeat in November.

NEW YORK — The campaign to get recreational marijuana legalized in New York got another push Tuesday, as Public Advocate Letitia James along with other elected officials got behind the movement.

House Democrats also released an updated budget plan Tuesday that includes calls for legalizing recreational marijuana, approval of a third Connecticut casino, closing a prison and cutting some state aid to cities and towns.

Levie told Reuters in June that he supported Clinton because of the social policies of her party, such as support for legalizing gay marriage.

New York state legalized gay marriage four years ago.

Four more states (Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota) voted on legalizing medical cannabis.

Some of those topics included analyses of cheating by teachers, the economics of being a crack cocaine dealer, and the impact of legalized abortion on the crime rate.

The one thing they all have in common is they will be running afoul of an obscure federal law that for 25 years has prohibited states from legalizing sports gambling.

Local governments may authorize or prohibit onsite consumption at a licensed marijuana business under Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis for adult use.

We have a huge amount of legalized gambling of and of course a public market is an ideal casino and there are whole bunch of people who want to be in a casino.

Earlier this month, the gubernatorial candidate said that communities of color hard hit by the war on drugs should get first crack at legalized pot as a «form of reparations.»

Thanks to the efforts of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York State legalized same - sex marriage in 2011.

Senator Reverend Diaz supports a public referendum on legalizing same - sex marriage.

In accordance with laws legalizing Bitcoin in April, Japanese exchanges must register with the country's Financial Services Authority (FSA) by the end

Cointelegraph Russia's Ministry of Finance introduces a digital assets regulation bill legalizing cryptocurrency trading despite disagreement with central bank.

State Senator Diane Savino, who strongly supports legalizing medical marijuana after seeing several family members die painful deaths from cancer, told Capital that Governor Andrew Cuomo's pot plan is simply «unworkable» and unlikely to be approved by the federal government.

He was helping out backstage at the governor's January State of the State address, attended an event at the Garden where Cuomo signed a bill legalizing mixed martial arts, and was whipping legislative votes for Cuomo during the budget process in March, the Journal reported.

The Senate is also scrambling to pass a bill legalizing gay marriage before the legislative session ends Monday, June 20.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging state lawmakers to get in front of a potential ballot issue by legalizing sports betting.

That particular bill never passed through the state Legislature, but it helped spearhead the discussion about legalizing ride - hailing services in the state.

The issue is particularly complicated in Washington state, which legalized recreational marijuana use in 2012 after privatizing liquor sales the previous year.

The Texas Republican and erstwhile presidential candidate on Thursday submitted a statement to the Congressional Record recognizing next week, May 17 - 23, as Hemp History Week and urging his colleagues to pass legislation legalizing hemp farming.

«It's outrageous that New York has not legalized same - sex marriage,» Davis says in a new ad.

Astorino is pro-life but has said he would not act to overturn the state's 1970 laws legalizing abortion in New York, should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade.

Japan legalized casino gambling last year but is still working on the details of where and how many to authorize.

With just a few weeks left until the end of the legislative session, a new poll finds New York voters are still craving reform in state government, and they'd rather not see a new law to expand state gambling by legalizing daily fantasy sports.

An upcoming Supreme Court decision could strike the law that prevents most states from legalizing sports betting, and that has some of the nation's top athletes concerned.

Clifton, a Queens social worker and Navy veteran, lays out his platform, which includes legalized drugs, preventing eminent domain abuses and a cap on the state income tax.

The holdup over legalizing MMA in the Assembly may have nothing to do with organized fighting and everything to do with organized labor.

Cuomo has been dubious about legalizing pot beyond limited medical use of non-smokeable forms.

In March of 2015, both de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo instituted a similar ban on non-essential travel by city and state employees to the state of Indiana, in protest of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, a law seen as legalizing discrimination against gays and lesbians.

He voted against paid sick leave, against increasing the minimum wage to $ 10.10 an hour, against abolishing the death penalty and against legalizing medical marijuana.

America's inmorality has only kept getting bigger with abortions (at the rate Americans have it) and with legalizing gay marriage and now with forcing everyone to pay for contraception.

Republican Sen. Joe Griffo, one of the main sponsors of a bill aimed at legalizing mixed - martial arts in the state, is open to making changes to the measure should it lead to its passage this year.

«We want to end the various forms of legalized bribery in Albany, not require more disclosure of it.

Advocates for legalizing assisted suicide assure us that such laws protect vulnerable patients.

We have seen Japan legalize Bitcoin as a form of payment.

In 1974, just one year after the Supreme Court legalized abortion, first trimester abortion services were added.

And over time, support for legalized online gambling has only grown stronger.

Sen. Diane Savino and Assemblyman Gottfried at a news conference announcing an agreement on legislation legalizing medical marijuana.

Cuomo has opposed legalizing recreational pot, but in 2012 unsuccessfully sought to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of the substance.

He also defended the traditional family, after Spain's Socialist government legalized same - sex marriage.

Japan, for example, fully legalized cryptocurrencies, while many countries do not have a legal framework for them.

and I'm confident that more mainstream faiths in the U.S. will join that list as DOMA is repealed and more states join the list of those that have already legalized gay marriage.

What does public opinion say about legalizing prostitution?

This year, that includes legalizing ride - hailing services like Uber and Lyft outside of New York City.

Japan recently legalized Bitcoin on April 1,2017 which had a huge positive impact in the Bitcoin markets all over the world.