The Mid-Hudson News Network is reporting Assembly member Didi Barrett officially announced last week she is running in November for her third two-year term. The Hudson Democrat assumed the seat five years ago, filling the vacancy left when then Assembly member Marcus Molinaro became the Dutchess County executive. Barrett said things have changed for the better in Albany, albeit not fast enough for many people. “Two leaders...who were abusing the system, are no longer there. We just passed the first round of pension forfeiture legislation. That has to go to the public for a referendum, but it is a step in the right direction,” she said. Barrett will face Republican Terry Sullivan in the November general election. Sullivan is a member of the Copake Town Board. Read the full story in the Daily Freeman.