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SEQR requires all local, regional, and state government agencies to equally examine the environmental impacts along with the social and economic considerations for a certain project, or action, during their discretionary review
Cannabis News | New York State News
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Cannabis is legal in New York. Get the latest business news on cannabis production, retailing, municipal opt-outs, and business opportunities.
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The Legal Beat
New York Attorney General Files Suit Against Two Payday Lenders, Alleging Usury And Fraud
Usurious Interest Rates And Deceptive Practices Land Payday Lenders MoneyLion and DailyPay In Court
Hundreds Of Judgments Held By Predatory Lenders Soon To Be Vacated By Rockland County Court
A Settlement Between The New York State Attorney General And Predatory Lenders Will Cancel 1,100 New York State Judgments Against Small Businesses
Upstate Update
Upstate Update: Kingston’s Senate House Secures Preservation Grants; PepsiCo Shutters Sullivan County PopCorners Plant; Housing Options Considered For Kingston Business Park
Senate House State Historic Site In Kingston Undertakes $1.8 Million Restoration; Housing Options Considered For Kingston Business Park
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Wayne Avenue Townhouse Site Sells For $2.95 Million; Route 59 Nanuet Retail Sells For $3 Million; Bomnin Group Buys Route 304 Auto Dealership Properties For $5.8 Million
Townhouse Site Proposed For Wayne Avenue In Suffern Sells For $2.95 Million; Route 59 Retail In Nanuet Sells For $3 Million; Bomnin Group Buys Route 304 Auto Dealerships For $5.8 Million
What’s The Big Deal? Tappan Light Industrial Portfolio Sells For $11.25 Million; 16 South Nyack Hillside Single Family Lots Sold; Jawonio Buys Former Wholeness Spa
Tappan Light Industrial Portfolio Sells For $11.25 Million; 16 Buildable Lots Sold On Route 9W Ridge In South Nyack;
Technology
New York’s BitLicense Program Evolves Over Time, But More Oversight Needed
The BitLicense Program Remains Up In The Air As Private Actors And Government Agencies Work To Create A Safe, Secure, Lucrative, And Accessible New York Crypto Market
Swift Electrical Supply & “UtilityGenius” Team Up To Offer Instant Rebates On Energy Efficient Products
In Rockland County, Swift Electrical Supply Is The First To Offer The Utility Genius Commercial Storefront
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Yom HaShoah 2025 Commemoration Stresses The Judiciary’s Role In Upholding Democracy
Holocaust Remembrance Day Is Both The Marking of Tragedy & A Warning About It’s Repeat
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Breaking Business News – New York Times
- How Colleges Are Turning Athletes Into Influencers April 27, 2025The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is known for its sports programs, but now it has something else to offer its athletes: an opportunity to become an influencer. Sapna Maheshwari, a business reporter who covers social media for The New York Times, returned to her alma mater to learn more.
- Washington’s Besieged Journalists Raise a Glass, Darkly April 27, 2025The annual weekend celebrating America’s free press went forward, even as the Trump administration chips away at press freedoms.
- Europe’s Pharma Industry Braces for Pain as Trump Tariff Threat Looms April 27, 2025Medicines and chemicals are huge exports for European Union countries. That makes the sector a weak spot as trade tensions drag on.
- Ex-Disney Worker Who Hacked Menus Gets 3 Years in Prison April 27, 2025The fired employee admitted that he changed prices, added profanity, and altered menu items so they appeared to be free of certain allergens.
- How Pope Francis Wooed Donors April 26, 2025Efforts to fix the Vatican’s broken finances helped restore confidence among big givers. But the work isn’t finished.