10 proposals that could become law w/Democrats in charger of NY State Senate

[WePurrsevere]

From Nov 4th: https://cityandstateny.com/articles/policy/policy/10-proposals-could-become-law-if-democrats-win-state-senate.html

Here are the 10 most significant proposals that could become law if the Democrats control the Senate, Assembly and Governor’s Mansion in 2019.
The Reproductive Health Act
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The DREAM Act
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Speed camera expansion
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Marijuana legalization
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Teacher evaluations
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Rent regulation
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Criminal justice reform
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Voter reforms
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Single-payer health care
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Congestion pricing
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There's a lot more info on the above.

There's one missing that's near and dear to my own heart and that's allowing adult adoptees to have access to THEIR original birth certificates. In winning control of the NYS Senate we voted out a major opponent of adoptees rights and Cuomo has already come out in strong support of releasing the OBCs.

[3Hotdogs]

1. Watch out for the speed camera bullshit.

Camera manufacturers share in the fines.

Some N.J. red light cameras were rigged by seconds. N.J. kicked them out after several months.

[WePurrsevere]

2. Apparently NY has had them for a while already...

I don't know very many facts about them but having them around schools seems to makes sense for kids safety. It also seems like ATM it's only a NYC, not statewide, thing. Here's the snippet from the article (bolding mine)...

Right now, the only thing keeping more than 100 speed cameras on outside of New York City schools is an emergency executive order signed by Cuomo in August. That move came after the state Senate adjourned without passing either a bill passed by the Assembly that would have increased the number of cameras, nor a Republican bill that would have extended the program. Democrats can cut Republicans out of the decision-making process if they control the Senate and perhaps expand the program, as the New York City Council would like . But, rather than expend political energy on the issue at the expense of other issues, they could theoretically just let the status quo continue with the state of emergency.