Paul Kirby
Reporter at Daily Freeman
Paul Kirby is a reporter for the Kingston, N.Y.-based Daily Freeman.
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dailyfreeman.com | Paul Kirby
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Tax credit incentives contained in the state’s 2026 adopted budget have drawn a lukewarm reception from the Hudson Valley Film Commission. In an email, the commission’s executive director, Laurent Rejto, took a wait-and-see position on revisions to the NYS Film Tax Credit Program. “Competition from other states remains a major factor so […]
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dailyfreeman.com | Paul Kirby
KINGSTON, N.Y. — An energy watchdog group and a retired workers association are criticizing the state’s 2026 adopted budget for leaving out additional funding to make energy costs more affordable. The Public Utility Law Project and the New York chapter of the American Association for Retired People issued a statement that said they are distressed […]
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3 days ago |
dailyfreeman.com | Paul Kirby
KINGSTON, N.Y. — Assemblymember Sarahana Shrestha and other local Democrats hailed the 2026 budget’s inclusion of an affordable housing program that they say will provide voucher subsidies to help house the homeless and those at risk of becoming so. Shrestha, D-Esopus, and other local Democrats pinpointed their praise on the Housing Access Voucher Program. “Despite […]
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5 days ago |
dailyfreeman.com | Paul Kirby
KINGSTON, N.Y. – Mid-Hudson Valley Democratic state lawmakers said Friday that the passage of the $254 billion state budget package was a boon to providing affordable housing, free school meals, educational initiatives and debt resolution. But they also described it as falling short of achieving total success and awash in a process that is broken.
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dailyfreeman.com | Paul Kirby
SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Two state bills focused on farming and pushed by Senator Michelle Hinchey have gained favor from the state Senate, according to her office. Hinchey, D-Saugerties, who represents the 41st Senate District, said this week that the bill package includes legislation to create “new markets for farmers to sell their products, broaden property […] Subscribe to continue reading this article. Originally Published: May 9, 2025 at 3:53 PM EDT
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Ulster voters decided Tuesday to change the way a vacancy in the county executive’s office is filled as well as to the duties and responsibilities of the county comptroller.
A former Republican state senator defeated a Democratic veteran who once walked across the country during a race for Dutchess County Executive Tuesday. Sue Serino, who served as a state senator for eight years, defeated Tommy Zuhellen, a U.S. Navy veteran, 38,666 to 29,596.
A longtime Republican Dutchess Family Court judge won another term in Tuesday after defeating a former union president representing lawyers at the New York City Legal Aid Society. Judge Joseph A. Egitio defeated James Rogers, a Democrat, 33,777 to 32,922.