Maureen McManus

Jeffrey Deskovic was wrongfully convicted of murder when he was just a teenager. DNA evidence helped free him when he was 33, and now he works to help other people who have been falsely accused. He came to Albany this week to call for increasing defense access to the state’s DNA database.

The New York State Council of School Superintendents met this week in Albany. And among their top issues this year is how to deal with the two percent property tax cap. NYSCOSS Deputy Director Robert Lowry discusses their concerns.

Governor Cuomo’s proposal to expand the DNA database has spurred discussion of keeping innocent men and women out of prison. But New York State Bar Association President Vincent Doyle says preventing wrongful convictions will require much more than the current proposal.

With Super PACs spending tens of millions of dollars on the presidential race, Senator Daniel Squadron wants to increase transparency about where the money is coming from. His bill ran into a roadblock on Monday, but he’s not giving up yet.

Along with Senate Republicans, Assemly Democrats and Assembly Republicans, Common Cause submitted a map for new Congressional lines to the special master in the redistricting case. They are holding out hope for fair lines.