A wacky day in the weed world

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul and regulators took steps to bolster the failing recreational marijuana industry. A Buffalo Senate seat vacated by now-Rep. Tim Kennedy will remain empty through the remainder of the year. Mayor Eric Adams kicked off his trip to Italy by offering praise

Louisiana GOP officials ask Supreme Court to weigh in on congressional map

Washington — Republican officials in Louisiana asked the Supreme Court on Friday to step into a long-running dispute over the state’s congressional districts after a panel of lower court judges said upcoming elections can’t be held under a recently adopted map that included a second majority-Black district. Top lawyers for the state requested the justices