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Village of Haverstraw, County & School District Will Benefit From Chair Factory Pilot; Town of Haverstraw Gets Zero
Village of Haverstraw, County & School District Will Benefit From Chair Factory Pilot; Town of Haverstraw Gets Zero; Chair Factory Moving Along; Developer Expect To Break Ground in June
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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Orange County Executive Says Former Warehouse in Chester Sold To ICE; Waiting For Deed To Be Filed To Take Legal Action
Orange County Executive Says Former Warehouse in Chester Sold To ICE But Waiting For Deed To Sue; Public Officials Across Hudson Valley Unite In Opposition To ICE Detention Center
New York Authorizes Medical Aid in Dying (MAID) Law For Terminally Ill, Mentally Competent Adults
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Extensive Safeguards Are Built Into New York’s Law To Protect Vulnerable Adults From Abuses & Overreach By Potential Estate Beneficiaries New York joins twelve other states in allowing terminally ill adults with less than six months to live the option to legally end their suffering with the assistance of medical professionals. […]
Upstate Update
Upstate Update: Kingston Local Development Corporation Offers Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Preserved In Shawangunk Ridge
Kingston Local Development Corporation Provides Funding For Small Business; Newburgh Recognized For Financial Reporting Excellence; 108 Acres Conserved In Shawangunk Ridge
What's The Big Deal?
What’s The Big Deal? Industrial Buildings In Clarkstown Executive Park Sell for $38.5 Million; Bruno Sells Sloatsburg Development Site; Viola Road Parcel Sells For $51.25 Million
Four Industrial Buildings In Clarkstown Executive Park Sell for $38.5 Million; Viola Road Land Sells For $51.25 Million; Michael Bruno Sells Development Parcel in Sloatsburg
What’s The Big Deal: Maplewood Gardens Sells For $15 Million; Brooklyn Developer’s Acquisition Of Land Provides Funds For Suffern Yeshiva; St. Zita Changes Hands Again
A Web Of Property Transactions Involve A Brooklyn Residential Developer, and Plans For Suffern Yeshiva Campus And Mega, State-of-the-Art House Of Worship
Technology
Understanding New York’s RAISE Act in a Shifting Federal Landscape
The RAISE Act Focuses AI’s Impact On Consumers, Workers, and Vulnerable Populations
Lobbyists Sink the Packaging Reduction Act
Legislation Aimed To Minimize Packaging Material Waste, Overwhelmingly Supported By New Yorkers, Dies In New York Assembly
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Michael Beckerle Steers Legacy Company; Named Chair of RBA’s Board of Directors
Michael Beckerle Steers Legacy Company; Recently Named Chair of RBA’s Board of Directors; Lumber Scion Draws Deep Lessons From Long Career & Triathlons
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- Warner Bros. Discovery Restarts Deal Talks with Paramount February 17, 2026Paramount’s takeover bid was rejected in favor of Netflix, which wanted only the streaming and studio businesses. Paramount said it would pay more if negotiations were reopened.
- Trump Sought Vast Budget Cuts. Congress Granted Few. February 17, 2026In a series of deals over the past three months, lawmakers rejected some of the president’s most aggressive attempts to whittle down the government.
- Did That Bald Head Get Your Attention? One Start-Up Hopes So. February 17, 2026Billboards that wouldn’t make sense to people outside the tech industry have become common in the Bay Area. One company took the microtargeting game to another level.
- Anderson Cooper Is Leaving ’60 Minutes’ February 17, 2026Mr. Cooper said in a statement that he was leaving as a correspondent for the show to focus on his CNN program and spend more time with his children.
- How the H-1B Visa Debate Is Driving a Wave of Racism Against South Asians February 17, 2026A dispute over the impact of H-1B visas on U.S. workers has been overshadowed by racist rhetoric, with troubling echoes of the great replacement conspiracy theory.