Serta Mattress in Ellicott is closing. Sources say employees at the Mason Industrial Park factory were informed Thursday that the facility would be closing as of October 31, 2025. Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency CEO Mark Geise … [Read more...]
New Law Takes Effect Requiring Background Checks to Buy Ammunition in New York
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday rejected a gun shop-owning couple seeking to block New York's background check law for ammunition purchases one day before it goes into effect. In a paperless order, Sotomayor rejected an … [Read more...]
NYS Taking Steps To Protect Access to Abortion Care Following Federal Court Ruling
New York State is taking steps to protect access to abortion care, including medication abortion, following a federal court ruling that attempted to curb access to mifepristone. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a ruling … [Read more...]
Modified Court Ruling Opens Doors for WNY to Receive Cannabis Licenses
A federal court ruling has opened the doors for five New York regions, including Western New York, to receive conditional cannabis licenses. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit modified an injunction that now "bars the issuance of … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Again that NYS’ Concealed Carry Law Can Remain In Effect During Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled again to allow New York State's Firearm Dealer Laws and Concealed Carry Improvement Act to remain in effect pending appeal. The Court on Wednesday refused a request from a group of firearms dealers in New York … [Read more...]
U.S. Supreme Court Says NYS Concealed Carry Act Can Remain In Effect Pending Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New York's Concealed Carry Improvement Act can remain in effect pending appeal. The Court upheld a stay that was issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Antonyuk v. Nigrelli in December … [Read more...]
