Businesses adjust to non-conformity in enforcement of mask mandate
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Patrick Noonan is the owner of el loco Mexican Cafe in Albany. With a new mandate taking effect this week by Governor Hochul, he can either require…
Attorney says New York businesses opposed to the mask mandate are better served by waiting it out
People who don’t comply with New York state’s mask mandate can be treated as trespassers and a business can remove them from the premises, according to one local…
Enforcement remains tricky as NYS issues new indoor mask, vaccination requirement
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Precedent and previous mandates have shown neither the state, nor local leaders are 100 percent clear on how to enforce COVID-19 requirements. “This…
Judge Suspends Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate Nationwide
R. Stan Baker, U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, issued a 28-page ruling following a preliminary injunction for contractors and subcontractors in Kentucky,…
Oklahoma Sues Biden Admin Over National Guard Vaccine Mandate
The state of Oklahoma has filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration to halt its COVID-19 vaccination requirement for the National Guard, Gov. Kevin Stitt’s office…
Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin faces calls to resign
Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin was arrested Wednesday on allegations he stole $3,500 in campaign funds to pay off personal debts, according to state Attorney General…
Rensselaer County executive indicted on two felony charges
Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin was charged Wednesday with two felony counts stemming from allegations he stole $3,500 in campaign funds and used it to pay personal…
Why It Might Be Difficult to Convict Andrew Cuomo of Forcible Touching
ALBANY, N.Y. — When former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo was charged in October with allegedly groping a female aide’s breast inside the Executive Mansion, the move was seen as…
Biden spending bill would hand unions win with big penalties for labor violations
Labor proponents are cheering a provision in the Democratic climate and social spending legislation that would impose fines against employers for violating labor laws. President…
Over 7,000 Marines Unvaccinated as COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Deadline Hits
Five percent of active-duty Marines have not gotten a COVID-19 vaccine, the military branch says. The COVID-19 vaccine mandate was Nov. 28. Some 95 percent of active-duty Marines…