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Thoughts on the Teachout-Faso debate and another county budget without a tax hike.

(Photo by Julie O'Connor) Too often we use the “Albany excuse” when it comes to adopting meaningful ethics reform. As ...

It was good to see more of our public officials finally stepping to the plate on the controversy involving the ...

Gov. Cuomo, seen here speaking in Kingston in February. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) With all the back and forth about ethics ...

Pete Loughran. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) The Ulster County Legislature may not be the world’s greatest deliberative body, but it has ...

Tom Nyquist. (Photo: Lauren Thomas) Up until about a month ago, former New Paltz mayor Tom Nyquist was a familiar, ...

The columnist Reynolds. I want to be fair to Steve Noble, Kingston’s new mayor. But as a Kingston resident I ...

Cecilia Tkaczyk, waving, at right, was in town in March at Sara Niccoli’s state Senate campaign announcement. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) ...

County Executive Mike Hein. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) The city-county sales tax agreement negotiated by Kingston Mayor Steve Noble and Ulster ...

Bernie Sanders salutes the crowd at his Tuesday, April 12 appearance at Marist College. (Photo: C3 Photography/Catharina Christiana) On the ...

The columnist Reynolds. One of the questions that keeps coming up in this county-versus-city sales tax controversy is why would ...

The columnist Reynolds. Except at St. Patrick’s breakfasts where celebrants guzzle green orange juice and await the session-ending coronation of ...

Zephyr Teachout. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) Zephyr Teachout, the noted progressive who mounted a serious challenge to Andrew Cuomo in the ...

County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach. (Photo by Dan Barton) Ulster County Comptroller Elliott Auerbach announced over the weekend that he will ...

Zephyr Teachout during a visit to Kingston in 2014. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) Say what you will about Republican Chris Gibson. ...

With wife Julie by his side, Mayor Steve Noble takes his oath of office, administered by state Supreme Court Judge ...

Zephyr Teachout. (Photo: Phyllis McCabe) June 28, primary day for the race for New York’s 19th Congressional District, is just ...

County Exec Mike Hein, seen here under an April shower with Mayor Gallo and U.S. Sen. Schumer. (Dan Barton) From ...

From left, Mike Hein, Maurice Hinchey, Joe Martens, Jim Seward and Kevin Cahill cut the ribbon. (Phyllis McCabe) Most things ...

Dave O'Halloran. (Photo by Phyllis McCabe) Serious conflict has developed between the owners of the vacant Nevele in Ellenville and ...