Spanish-speaking drivers in Westchester County may have been wrongfully convicted of drunk driving for years because of unofficial instructions about sobriety tests. That’s according to a new ProPublica report, which finds New York State Police provided mistranslated directions to drivers about what refusing a blood alcohol test actually means. Now, the Westchester County DA says it is reviewing a backlog of possibly affected cases. And the State Police say the document given to the drivers between 2014 and 2018 was not official. We speak with reporter Brett Murphy.
We cover the forthcoming closure of six New York state prison facilities across the state. Last week, the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision,...
Dr. Maya Rockeymoore Cummings is giving a virtual talk Wednesday night for Berkshire OLLI – the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Cummings, a former chair...
The governors of New York, Massachusetts and Vermont discuss their plans for the year.