Coming Up
October 16th, 2018
The state Board of Regents holds its next meeting on October 15 and 16.
On October 16, the Assembly Committees on Codes, Health, Government Operations and Alcoholism and Drug Abuse are holding the first of four public hearings “to seek input on proposals to legalize, regulate and tax adult use of marijuana in New York.” The first hearing will be held in Manhattan.
Gov. Cuomo’s Regulated Marijuana Workgroup, which is drafting legislation for an adult-use marijuana program for the Legislature to consider in 2019, completes its series of listening sessions next week. Sessions will be held in Suffolk County on October 16 and in Westchester on October 17. Register to participate in a session here.
The Public Service Commission (PSC) holds its next meeting on October 18.
On October 23, the Buffalo Niagara Partnership is holding a forum on a single-payer healthcare system in New York State and what it could mean for employers, employees and taxpayers.
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics (JCOPE) holds its next meeting on October 30.
Election Day is Tuesday, November. 6.
On November 16, the Assembly Environmental Conservation Committee is holding a public hearing in Albany “to examine recycling-related issues.”
On Friday, November 16, the Assembly Judiciary Committee is holding a public hearing in New York City “to examine the current status and potential expansion of electronic filing of court papers in New York.”