New Year, New Laws for US States

A new year brings a new mayor for New York City and new laws in many of the 50 U.S. states.  Democrat Eric Adams was elected in November to be the next leader of the largest city in the United States. He succeeds Bill de Blasio, who served two terms as mayor, beginning in 2014.  An inauguration ceremony planned for Saturday was postponed because of the rise in cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.  On the other side of the country, the city of Seattle is getting a new mayor as well, with Bruce Harrell assuming the post Saturday. more