Who’s my landlord?
The LLC Transparency Act became law with a stroke of governor Kathy Hochul’s pen on December 23.
Kingston limit on short-term rentals takes hold
renting or advertising a STR unit in a property for rent on a short-term basis without a license has been...
Bon voyage, county legislatorsÂ
On this night, eight Ulster County legislators with over 75 years of legislative experience among them are attending their last...
Metzger complies, court order provides Gallagher with what she asked for  Â
Supreme Court justice Richard Mott this week returned his ruling on the legal dispute between the offices of county comptroller...
Charter changes championed by outgoing legislative leaders draw critics
Leadership has its prerogatives, and one of them is the farewell gesture.
Kingston gets the juice
Kingston resident Bill Baird pulled off Washington Avenue into the parking lot shared with the Bank of America to charge...
Kingston wastewater treatment plant gets $9.5 million in upgrades
Ending in green-capped elbows pointed at the ground, the pipes were installed to pass through the red brick wall of...
Picket line pays off
Striking unions have been on a roll this year with the United Auto Workers (UAW), the teamster’s strike at UPS,...
Junkyard life in the Hudson Valley
Where do all the cars go?
What to do with the UCRRA?
A seven-member county committee formed to review and suggest reforms to the operations, policies and enabling legislation of the Ulster...
Appellate court overrules Ulster County judge, alleged murderer faces a retrial
An appellate court unanimously nullified the previous trial...
Ulster County goes live
Curious to know what policies are being enacted to deal with crime and criminals in Ulster County?
Waging war over wages
Pickets persist unbowed into a second month despite Howmet’s take-it-or-leave-it stance.
Five hundred bucks extra a month?
Money can buy more than misery. At least that’s what the first county-led guaranteed income program in the United States...
Ulster County transparency law languishes in legal purgatory
The Ulster County Legislature wants to know the identities of the people behind the companies bidding for the contracts it...
Fair pay for homecare and self-determination for the disabledÂ
The mood was festive at the Independent Home Care, Inc, Gratitude Mixer in the Newburgh Armory last week.Â
Pat Ryan introduces a bill in Congress to cut drug costs
Faceoff with Big Pharma...
Governor wants to spend $500 million on healthcare cybersecurity Â
New York State governor Kathy Hochul has proposed a $500-million shot in the arm to healthcare facilities across the state...
Kingston policy on apprenticeships will soon be revisited
A little over a week ago, a supermajority of the Kingston Common Council voted to override a veto by mayor...
Hundreds protest outside Congressman Pat Ryan’s Kingston office demanding Israeli ceasefire, dozens counter-protest
Here in Uptown Kingston, it takes twelve steps to cross Wall Street from sidewalk to sidewalk. It’s a less distance...
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