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SEQRA Amendments Require Planning Boards To Consider Environmental Impacts On Disadvantaged Communities
Land Use Boards Must Consider Whether The Action May Cause Or Increase A Disproportionate Pollution Burden On A Disadvantaged Community, Directly Or Indirectly
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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: Ulster County & Bard College Add 17 Air Quality Monitors; Another Grossinger’s Redevelopment Plan; Ulster County Seeks To Implement A Resident Income Tax Surcharge
Ulster County & Bard College Partner To Add Seventeen Air Quality Monitoring Stations In Ulster County; Grossinger’s Redevelopment Plan; Ulster Plans Tax Surcharge On High Earners
What's The Big Deal?
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
What’s The Big Deal? Four Congers Development Parcels Sell For $6 Million; Kaser Acreage Sold For $17.5 Million; Mixed-Use Residential/Commercial Planned Including Urgent Care & Kosher Grocer; Spring Valley Industrial Nets $2.7 million
Large Mixed-Use Development in Kaser Financed With $55 million; Buildable Parcels Sold on Landmark Drive In Congers; Spring Valley Industrial Sells for $2.7 Million
Technology
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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Governor Hochul Appoints Ernst Valery to RCC Board of Trustees; Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance Unveils Partnership with M&T Bank; Briefs
Governor Hochul Appoints Ernst Valery to RCC Board of Trustees; Holocaust Museum & Center for Tolerance Unveils Partnership with M&T Bank; Briefs
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- Can Netflix Save a Summer Slump With a Stunt on Sunset Boulevard? August 8, 2026The streaming giant, still looking for this year’s blockbuster, paid an actor to spend three days inside a billboard in Los Angeles to promote an upcoming film.
- Canada Offers U.S. Concessions in Trade Talks but Demands a Comprehensive Deal August 8, 2026Prime Minister Mark Carney is attempting to prevent 50 percent tariffs against many Canadian goods scheduled for this month.
- Trump Restarts Battle to Fire Sitting Fed Governor Lisa Cook August 7, 2026The Trump administration, rebuffed by the Supreme Court in its first attempt to fire Lisa D. Cook, sent the Federal Reserve governor a letter saying it was “considering” removing her from the job.
- Labor Market Shifts Into Reverse as Employers Balk at Hiring August 7, 2026A spring surge rapidly faded as the summer brought higher prices and more uncertainty for businesses, even as they avoided layoffs.
- The Bond Market Is Signaling Rising Risks. Investors Should Listen. August 7, 2026While the Fed didn’t raise rates, the bond market did. That means hardship for home buyers and higher hurdles for A.I. data centers and the stock market. But it’s also a boon for retirees.