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Restorative Justice and the Ulster County DA Race

The fight for the top law enforcement position in the county pits an experienced prosecutor against a reformist victims' rights attorney.

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New York Farmworkers Finally Have Labor Rights, But the Fight Isn’t Over

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Green Gold Rush

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The Rent Is Too Damn High

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Justice Delayed, Not Denied

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New York In Prison

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Gentrification-on-Hudson

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Voice from behind Bars

A conversation with Luis Martinez, who is being detained for deportation despite a pending U visa.

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Undocumented in the Hudson Valley: The Luis Martinez Story

He's an employer, father, husband, and community member. Why is ICE threatening to deport this man?

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Hudson Valley Abortion Rights at the Crossroads

What does this historic moment for abortion rights in the US and New York State mean for residents of the Hudson Valley?

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ICE in the Hudson Valley

The escalating bitterness of the national debate on immigration and recent crackdowns by ICE have caused public outcries in communities where immigrants live and work.

An ICE officer outside a house
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Police Use of Force in the Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley has not made waves in the national discourse as a place where local tensions are high over police use of force. But up and down the Valley communities have struggled with the deaths of citizens at the hands of police, and with the long public aftermath of a fatal use of force.

View of Broadway in Newburgh
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NY’s REDC: Can Money Fix a Broken Economy?

Since 2011, New York State has made an annual late-December tradition of announcing millions in grants to businesses, nonprofits, and local governments. On December 18, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the eighth round of REDC funding.

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The Airbnb Invasion

We made the 2019 "trending destinations" list. What does it mean for the Catskills and Hudson Valley?

The Shipping Container House
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Despite Rising Opioid Deaths in Rural Hudson Valley a New Treatment Approach Shows Promise.

While the Hudson Valley leads New York State in opioid deaths, it may also be leading the way in fighting the scourge of addiction through a new program adopted by the Chatham police department.

Vintage Bayer heroin pill bottle from the 1920s.
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Policing in the Hudson Valley

A Window into the National Issue of Excessive Force and Community Policing.