The General Assembly is working hard to fashion a budget for the upcoming biennium, but in the meantime, legislators are conducting other business. Of interest to this audience, H347, a bill that would legalize gambling on sports, appears to be very close to becoming law. Both chambers have passed the bill, but in slightly different versions that will need to be reconciled before final passage. Meanwhile, S3, a bill that would legalize medical marijuana, has passed the Senate and is working its way through House committees. Its fate in the House is uncertain but that is more than could be said in prior years, when similar measures have passed the Senate but have not received meaningful consideration in the House. Keep reading for more news. NYPD “courtesy cards” – an instrument of corruption? The Associated Press reports here on a lawsuit filed by a NYPD officer concerning the use of “courtesy cards” that are apparently available to members of the force. The story asserts that “[t]hough not officially recognized by the NYPD, the laminated cards have long been treated as a perk of the job. The city’s police unions issue them to members, who circulate them among those who want to signal their NYPD connections — often to get out of minor infraction like speeding or failing to wear a seat belt.” The officer who filed suit asserts that “[c]urrent and retired officers now have access to hundreds of cards, giving them away in exchange for a discount on a meal [...]
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