Legal Matters
Plug pulled on $500M HV power plant project
Danskammer Energy, LLC has confirmed to the Business Journal and notified the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) that...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act goes into effect June 18
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) will go into effect on June 18. The law requires all US businesses with at...
Northwell facilities in Westchester covered by agreement with AG on financial assistance, debt collection
An agreement reached by New York State Attorney General Letitia James and Northwell Health that limits debt collection practices against uninsured...
Biden on Trump conviction: ‘No one is above the law’ — VIDEO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqU2qwxiAkM By Nikki Carvajal and Elise Hammond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday said that Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush money...
The day after Trump became a convicted felon
If political and government leaders throughout the Hudson Valley had reactions to the felony convictions of Donald Trump by a Manhattan...
Hudson Valley centers among those named in AG lawsuit
New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit against the anti-abortion group Heartbeat International and 11 pro-life organizations throughout New York state...
Closing arguments in Trump’s hush money trial begin
EDITOR'S NOTE: Trump attorney Todd Blanche indicated to Judge Juan Merchan this morning that his closing argument would take about 2-1/2...
What judge in Manhattan trial said to Trump’s attorney
By Laura Dolan and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial called the former president’s defense attorney...
Orange County executive in push for federal border action
Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, by virtue of his position as president of the New York State County Executives' Association (NYSCEA)...
Trump held in contempt for 10th time; threatened with jail
Judge Juan Merchan, who is presiding over the trial in Manhattan on charges against Donald Trump brought by Manhattan District Attorney...
Police arrest 70 protestors at SUNY Purchase; about 130 at SUNY New Paltz
Uniformed police officers during the night broke up a demonstration of students on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY and also...
Out of State, Keep Them in Mind: New York Anti-Discrimination Laws Extend to Nonresident Job Applicants and Employees
New York has long protected its residents from discrimination in the job hiring process with the New York State Human Rights...
Trump found in contempt, fined, threatened with jail if offenses repeated
By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — New York Judge Juan Merchan has fined former President...
Judge lifts restrictions on county regarding Merestead property
County Judge David Everett has issued an order lifting restrictions on the county's efforts to preserve and enhance the 130-acre Merestead...
Active shooter situation simulated in Poughkeepsie
With the objective of being prepared for something that no one hopes will happen, more than 40 first responders in Dutchess...
