When I first met NY State Senator James Sanders, Jr., in 2019, he was hoping to go on a trip to visit Bismarck, North Dakota — a place that could hardly be more different than his district and roots in the Far Rockaway section of Queens, New York.
Of course, 2020 has put that potential visit on the backburner. But Sanders started out 2021 by bringing a bit of North Dakota to New York, at least virtually — and if he has his way, legislatively as well.
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