HHA board and tenants meet about state of grant
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON–As the Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) awaits feedback on a proposal to redevelop its property, the opportunities for and challenges facing the people […]
Category: State
Chatham Brewing’s burger named best in the state
CHATHAM—The New York Beef Council (NYBC) invited New Yorkers to celebrate May as Beef Month in New York State at a press conference hosted in Albany […]
CRIM wins statewide honors for journalism, advertising
By Melanie Lekocevic Capital Region Independent Media Capital Region Independent Media, which publishes this newspaper, received numerous statewide honors for its journalism and advertising. Each year, […]
Supervisors ask state to allow Occupancy Tax in county
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON–The Columbia County Board of Supervisors authorized student work opportunities, like the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP), and requested state government permission to […]
Tax credit aimed at aiding local newsrooms adopted
By DOUG LAROCQUE and MELANIE LEKOCEVIC GHENT–A payroll tax credit designed to support local news outlets was approved as part of the final New York State […]
Legislation aims to save local news
By Doug LaRocque For Capital Region Independent Media The Empire State Local News Coalition, a statewide advocacy group of more than 150 local news outlets and […]
HHA plans get nod from the state, Phase 1 discussed
By JEANETTE WOLFBERG HUDSON–The Hudson Housing Authority (HHA) and its redevelopment partner continue preparing their plan to erect new housing, while maintaining existing housing as long […]
EDITORIAL: State must enact the Local Journalism Sustainability Act
AS OBJECTIVE AND INDEPENDENT news writers and editors, we have an imperative to cover the issues most important to the people of Columbia County. Every day, […]
Hundreds lobby state legislators to support local journalism
By Marlene McTigue Capital Region Independent Media ALBANY — Members of Capital Region Independent Media’s leadership team traveled to the state Capitol on Feb. 27 to […]
