Josefa Velasquez

July 10, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is probing whether the cities of Albany and Troy violated state regulations by not reporting, for more than a week, massive sewage flows into the Hudson River.

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

July 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Department of Financial Services on July 6 said that no insurer participating in the state's health exchange will cap the number of people who enroll for coverage, as insurers offering plans on other state health exchanges across the country have done.

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

July 07, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The lawyer for Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio, who received a 60-day jail sentence and three years of probation on a driving while intoxicated charge has filed an appeal of the sentence.

By Josefa Velasquez

2 minute read

July 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Acting Rochester City Court Judge Stephen Aronson on Thursday sentenced fellow Judge Leticia Astacio to 60 days in jail and three years' probation for violating terms of her condition discharge on a DWI sentence. Her attorney called the jail sentence "outrageous."

By Josefa Velasquez

5 minute read

July 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Reporter Josefa Velasquez gets Uber policy director Josh Gold to sit down for a Q&A over the ride-hailing company's victory in a years-long battle to secure legislation allowing it to operate in upstate New York.

By Josefa Velasquez

6 minute read

July 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A bill requiring non-governmentally operated animal shelters and rescue groups to register with the state would become law if signed by Gov. Cuomo after passing both houses of the state Legislature last month.

By Josefa Velasquez

6 minute read

June 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Starting July 1, the New York State Department of Financial Services transitions to the Nationwide Multistate Licensing System and Registry for money transmitting companies, such as Western Union.

By Josefa Velasquez

2 minute read

June 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Court of Appeals on Thursday affirmed a lower court's ruling in an appeal by a persistent offender who had argued that increasing his prescribed minimum sentence on nonjury findings violated a U.S. Supreme Court decision.

By Josefa Velasquez

3 minute read

June 29, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday afternoon signed a bill extending mayoral control of New York City schools for two years, capping off two days of an "extraordinary session" of the Legislature.

By Josefa Velasquez

3 minute read

June 28, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York state is taking regulatory steps to ensure that health insurers maintain coverage for certain benefits currently provided under federal law…

By Josefa Velasquez

7 minute read