NY governor’s agenda includes recreational pot, subway fixes
In a 45-minute speech with 32 references to
"My friends, let this agenda be
The 20-point agenda Cuomo touched on included joining neighbors
"Let's legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all," Cuomo said, while challenging state lawmakers to act on his agenda within the first 100 days of the 2019 legislative session, another reference to FDR, who pushed through several major initiatives during his first term as president in 1933.
With a Democrat-controlled
"Now is the time to make these changes," Cuomo said. "There are no more excuses."
The governor also will seek to restructure the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, operator of most of the
Cuomo offered few details about his 2019 priorities, including how legalized pot will be regulated, who will do the regulating and how much revenue the state stands to gain from retail sales of marijuana.
His speech brought vows of support from Assembly Speaker
Cuomo, a potential candidate for president in 2020, won election to a third term last month, easily defeating Republican challenger
With Cuomo's third inauguration is set for
This story has been corrected to show the speech occurred on Monday, not Tuesday.
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