Board of Supervisors Loosens Requirements for Comptroller

Columbia County Board of Supervisors votes to not require comptroller be a CPA.

Only Democratic Supervisors William Hughes Jr (D-Hudson-4), Edward Cross (D-Hudson-2), and Robin Andrews (D-Claverack) and Republican Supervisor Kevin McDonald (R-Livingston) voted to maintain the requirement.

Supervisor Hughes said: 

"I’ve been publicly critical of this whole process. This has made me uncomfortable right from the beginning."

At the public hearing prior to the vote, Hudson City Democratic Committee Chairman Victor Mendolia called the re-opening of the hiring process a “do-over” and said:

"I’m hoping at some point there are enough people at the table when things are being discussed so you don’t have to do it over again ... the way this board is being run, I believe, is to the detriment of the county"

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Didi Barrett Announces Campaign Kick-off in Hudson

Didi Barrett has officially announced her campaign for State Senate today at a rally at the Columbia County Courthouse in Hudson.

The rally, attended by dozens of supporters was kicked off by an introduction by Supervisor William Hughes Jr. (D-Hudson 4) and by Columbia County Democratic Committee Vice-Chair, Cyndy Hall. There was also an earlier rally in the Southern end of the district in Poughkeepsie.

The 41st Senatorial District race will pit Ms. Barrett against 30 year incumbent Stephen Saland.

With the increasing deterioration of state government, it is more and more obvious that Senator Saland is part of the problem and will clearly, not be part of the solution.

It is time for a fresh voice with new ideas in the State Senate.

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