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Hundreds of nurses protested outside Gov Kathy Hochul’s office in New York City last week for higher wages and improved safety conditions at city hospitals
Elective surgeries were canceled
Nurses have never gone out this long
The walkout has sent a jolt through New York’s medical system
If the deal is approved striking nurses will return to work within 72 hours of the vote
The strike continued at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia
Some patients were transferred to hospitals unaffected by the strike
A few thousand travel nurses were hired on weeklong contracts to do the jobs of the striking health care workers
Nurses will receive a raise of about 12 percent over three years
Federal government needs to be part of these solutions
Government should crack down on these outlandish claims
Loosening of marijuana policies has led to worse outcomes than many Americans expected
Congress can set floor as it has done with alcohol and tobacco and states can build on it as they choose
States should also raise taxes on pot
Federal alcohol taxes should rise too
It would not be big burden for someone who smokes occasionally
Goal is to balance personal freedom and public health
Alcohol and tobacco offer useful framework
Federal government taxes alcohol and tobacco but not marijuana
Decades of studies on drug have proved disappointing finding little medical benefit