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The New York State Attorney General’s Office has announced a settlement with Bell Mechanical Contractor Inc. after the company falsely claimed to meet state diversity requirements to win and maintain contracts for work on the Rochester school district’s $1.2 billion ...

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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department on Tuesday sued Google for antitrust violations, alleging that it abused its dominance in online search and advertising to stifle competition and harm consumers. The lawsuit marks the government’s most significant attempt to protect competition ...

ATLANTA — A federal judge in Atlanta is weighing a challenge to a Trump administration directive that halts the eviction of certain renters through the end of the year in an effort to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. ...

  In a split decision, a state appellate court has upheld the drug and weapon convictions of a man who was arrested after someone told police he was “ripped off” by the defendant in a drug deal. Paul Edwards pleaded ...

Legal Assistance of Western New York (LawNY) has been awarded a $192,400 Technology Initiative Grant (TIG) from the Legal Services Corporation to improve the organization’s use of technology in helping low-income individuals with civil legal needs. The TIG program supports ...

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A partnership that began in December has come to fruition 10 months later with Belveron Partners acquiring controlling interest in Conifer Realty. The deal provides Rochester-based Conifer with an infusion of capital, ensuring the company’s ability to maintain growth and ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two cases involving Trump administration policies at the U.S.-Mexico border: one about a policy that makes asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for U.S. court hearings and a second about the administration’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — U.S. District Judge Eli Richardson, a Trump administration appointee who bucked the president’s conservative base by blocking a Tennessee law that restricts mail-in voting, had an announcement to make before wrapping up his decision: it had nothing ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Prosecutors provided enough evidence to move toward trial for five Michigan men accused of plotting to kidnap the state’s governor, a federal judge ruled Friday in Grand Rapids. A two-day preliminary hearing this week featured ...

The Greece Regional Chamber of Commerce hosted a Zoom “meet-the-candidates” event Friday morning featuring two assistant Monroe County district attorneys running for County Court Judge. Meredith A. Vacca is the Democratic candidate running against Republican Derek Harnsberger. They are running ...

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The next few years will be “retail’s great transition period,” according to a recent national annual survey, with the coronavirus pandemic accelerating trends that were already in the making. On the residential property front, owners and builders of single-family units ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — With the clock ticking down to Election Day, officials are cautiously optimistic New York has fixed problems with mail-in voting that led to delays and disenfranchisement in a rocky June primary. As many as 4 to ...