POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Dutchess County legislators have set aside $100,000 to support a Republican challenge of state plans to shift town, county and village elections from odd years to even years. The 14-7 straight party-line vote Thursday came with Republicans contending the state move, which affects the 2025 and 2027 elections, is an affront to […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. County Public Works and Capital Projects Committee members on Thursday endorsed a resolution that restores $136,800 to the 2024 budget so Loop C route bus stops can remain in service. The 12-0 approval will send the resolution to the full county Legislature for a Jan. 17 vote that would determine whether service […]
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Dutchess County’s Republican lawmakers pushed through an amendment to the county’s proposed 2024 budget that would boost the salaries of elected officials by as much as 81%. The amendment passed in a mostly party-line 19-6 vote, with Legislator Randy Johnson, D-city of Poughkeepsie, joining the 18 Republicans to pass the measure. If […]
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. Incumbent Dutchess County Legislator Brennan Kearney defeated Clinton Town Board member Dean Michael in a race for the Dutchess County Legislature’s District 11 seat. The vote was 2,574 to 1,629. Kearney, a Rhinebeck resident, is a Democrat who won a third two-year term on the county Legislature. A former Rhinebeck Town Board […]