It is, by nearly any measure, one of the success stories of New York’s nascent legal marijuana industry. And the man behind FlynnStoned, a 43-year-old high school dropout and roofing entrepreneur named Michael Flynn, appears poised to build a weed empire, with FlynnStoned dispensaries from Brooklyn to Buffalo.

Construction industry advocates contend a law from 1885 increasingly is being exploited by unscrupulous people who stage accidents — causing a rise in commercial insurance premiums.

On Thursday, citing New York’s shield law, the acting clerk of Ulster County in Kingston, N.Y., Taylor Bruck, said he would not grant Texas’ motion seeking to enforce the Collin County order. He also refused to allow Texas to file a summons that sought to force Dr. Carpenter to pay the penalty and comply with the Texas ruling.

New York lawmakers are calling for urgent reforms to close legal loopholes and expand protections for victims of human trafficking across the state. Following months of public forums and expert testimony,

A new law, sponsored by State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton (D-North Shore/South Brooklyn), will require judges and district attorneys to provide victims of crimes with an informational sheet explaining their rights if the perpetrator of said crime is convicted and sentenced to state prison.

The law originally banned health care providers from forcing patients to agree to pay medical bills, no matter the cost. Consumer groups say an amended version doesn't go far enough.

April marks Distracted Driving Awareness Month across the country- the Governor's Traffic Safety Committee announced that

An Upstate New York lawmaker is proposing legislation that would end Tesla's in-person sales operations in New York. Demonstrators are arrested by NYPD officers during a protest against Elon Musk and Tesla outside a Tesla showroom, Saturday, March 1, 2025 in New York. (Adam Gray | AP Photo) Adam Gray | AP Photo