Austin Jefferson reports in the Daily Freeman that Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger called claims of the politicization of the Ulster County Human Rights Commission by three former human rights commissioners after they resigned were “fundamentally dishonest.” Former commissioners, Bruce Ginsberg, Martin Dunkley and Carl Brown, said Metzger’s actions, including her appointment of Esi Lewis as interim commissioner and reshaping the commission’s membership, made their work difficult. They claimed Lewis mishandled a county employee’s racial discrimination complaint. Metzger said accusations of executive-level interference were without merit in the case of Bethany Daley, the county employee who the former commissioners said had her case mishandled by Lewis. Metzger also said that, “Former Commissioner Wilson’s insensitive comments about Asians, Jews, LGBTQIA+ people, single mothers, and other groups are a matter of public record and clearly disqualified him from serving as Human Rights Commissioner.” Read more about this story in the Daily Freeman.