Midday News: Lawmakers Bypass Hochul on Discovery Reform, Legal Aid Challenges NYPD Arrests, and NYC Child Care Vouchers at Risk

New York state lawmakers have struck a deal on changes to pretrial discovery laws without Governor Hochul, potentially breaking the budget logjam. Meanwhile, Legal Aid attorneys are asking a judge to block the NYPD from arresting people for low-level offenses that should only result in tickets. Plus, WNYC’s Karen Yi reports thousands of working families in New York could lose their child care vouchers unless the city and state step in with more funding. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.