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McLaughlin unhappy when reporter finds him in Costa Rica

Mar 21, 2019 12:30 pm
Kenneth C. Crowe II is reporting for the Times Union Rensselaer County Executive Steve McLaughlin is in Costa Rica, but does not want to talk about it. When reached by the Times Union by phone and asked if he was on vacation or county business, McLaughlin asked if there was a GPS tracker on him. He then responded with an expletive before hanging up. Crowe subsequently learned McLaughlin was traveling with the presidents of both Hudson Valley Community College and the state University at Albany. The delegation was invited by a Costa Rican congressman and agencies to make the educational and economic development trip, said a spokesman for Hudson Valley. Travel expenses for both school officials are being covered by their respective colleges. A post on the Rensselaer County Twitter account said McLaughlin's travel was covered by the county's industrial development agency, and that the county executive had spoken to "300 Costa Rican business leaders about opportunities big and small in Rensselaer County." McLaughlin's Twitter feed makes no mention of the trip. Hudson Valley Board of Trustees Chair Neil Kelleher, McLaughlin's new "opioid recovery coordinator," also traveled with the delegation to Costa Rica. Read the full story in the Times Union.
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