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New York Sues Prediction Market KalshiEX, Charging It Runs Illegal Gambling Operation
States Sue To Halt Illegal Gambling; Federal Government Intervenes Claiming Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets
Attorney Hired To Investigate Suspended Engineer Also Represents Town Attorney And His Law Firm In Financial Litigation
Residents Want Independent Audit On Engineer’s Claims; Attorney Michael Burke, Who Is Also Kevin Conway’s Personal Attorney, Hired to Investigate Siemens’ Billing Controversy
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Upstate Update: Kingston Seeks Developer For Former Irish Cultural Center Property; Orange County Opens Open Space Funding Program; Town & Village of New Paltz Consolidation Advances
Kingston Seeks Developer For Rondout Property; Orange County Opens Open Space Funding; Town & Village of New Paltz Consolidation Advances
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What’s The Big Deal? Garnerville Self Storage Sells For $12.75 Million; Ramapo 28-Unit Condo Secures $12 Million Financing; Congers Industrial Nets $7.3 Million; Valley Cottage Industrial Sells For $4 Million
Garnerville Self Storage Sells For $12.75 Million; Congers Industrial Nets $7.3 Million; Valley Cottage Industrial Sells For $4 Million
What’s The Big Deal? PDI Buys Tappan Industrial For $79 Million; Gibbs Court School To Become Condos; Monsey Center Project Sells For $10 Million; Spring Valley Strip Center Nets $2.9 Million
What’s The Big Deal? PDI Buys Tappan Industrial For $79 Million; Gibbs Court School To Become Condos; Monsey Center Project Sells For $10 Million; Spring Valley Strip Center Nets $2.9 Million
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2025 Annual Report Shows BusPatrol Keeps Lion’s Share Of Revenue Collected On Bus Tickets
Data Provided By BusPatrol To New York State Reveals Dramatic Decrease In Rockland County’s Share Of Revenue, And Only Six Successful Court Convictions On Thousands Of Outstanding Citations In 2025
Governor Hochul Signs Executive Order Imposing One-Year Moratorium On Large Data Centers
RCBJ-Audible (Listen For Free) Governor’s Executive Order Applies to Data Centers Above 50 Megawatts and Exempts Manufacturing, Research, Education, Health Care ANALYSIS Governor Kathy Hochul today signed an Executive Order implementing a one-year, statewide moratorium on the construction of new large-scale data centers. The order seeks to limit the impact of energy use on the […]
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