Social Justice

With a crowded field of groups each pushing their agenda, comprehensive cannabis legalization in New York falters.

Luis Martinez is an Undocumented Immigrant. But a Judge in the Southern District of New York Ruled that Everyone on American Soil Has a Right to Justice.

New York State counties ask: Do we really need a jail?

Block by block, town by town, gentrification is transforming the Hudson Valley.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Sylvia Center Promotes Healthy Eating and Food Justice