March Gallagher, who is Hannah Berryan’s attorney, said that simple things could ultimately save families’ anguish, and the state agencies seem to have difficulty working with state money. “When (advocacy agency) Care Design…inquired back to OPWDD whether or not a seizure dog, in particular, could be supported,  they were told ‘no,’” said Gallagher, who also … Read More

“Although I serve as the County Comptroller, as an attorney I took Hannah’s case pro bono when I realized just how limited the supports were for this family,” said March Gallagher. “While working to get Hannah a seizure dog and behavioral therapy it became clear that moving closer to brain injury experts could expedite Hannah’s recovery.” … Read More

“If the current trends continue, we project that these revenues will exceed the budgeted projections in the current year,” said Comptroller March Gallagher. “Sales tax revenues combined with existing fund balances, reductions in personnel spending and American Rescue Plan funding mean that Ulster County is on track to close 2021 with a surplus that should … Read More

An analysis by the county Comptroller’s Office of sales tax revenues for the first six months of 2021 showed what Comptroller March Gallagher called  “record-breaking sales tax growth,” with the county collecting $78.6 million, a 32% increase of $19 million over the first six months of 2020. Daily Freeman | 8/31/21

According to the comptroller’s report, during the first three months of 2021, the county collected $317,000 in occupancy taxes, a 137% jump over the $134,000 the county took in during the first three months of 2020. Read the full report here. Daily Freeman | 8/14/21

Gallagher says the report shows “Better than expected results across several revenue categories and consistent results in expenditures indicating signs of economic and financial improvement.” The report can be viewed here. Mid Hudson News | 8/13/21

Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher, also a Democrat, called for Cuomo to resign immediately and recounted her own experience of workplace sexual harassment. “As a woman who experienced sexual harassment while working in the public sector — and spoke out about it at great personal and professional cost — I am deeply shaken by Attorney … Read More

The report serves as the first publicly available inventory of county office, highway substations, and park space. Mid Hudson News | 7/31/21

“As a woman who experienced sexual harassment while working in the public sector, and spoke out about it at great personal and professional cost, I am deeply shaken by … James’ findings that Governor Cuomo engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment, particularly targeting young women in and around his office,” Gallagher said. “I no … Read More

Ulster County Comptroller March Gallagher and Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois will sponsor a virtual fraud detection training seminar, “Don’t Get Burned – Fraud Detection and Prevention for the Nonprofit Sector,” from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Aug. 4. Daily Freeman | 7/27/21