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Schenectady City Councilor Marion Porterfield Explains Collaborative "No," Police Oversight

Schenectady City Councilor Marion Porterfield
Lucas Willard
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WAMC
Schenectady City Councilor Marion Porterfield

Today is the last day before municipalities across New York must submit police reform and reinvention plans to the state, under a directive from Governor Andrew Cuomo last year. In Schenectady, the final plan passed the city council last week. The lone “no” vote came from Councilor Marion Porterfield, a Democrat and the council’s only Black woman.

She spoke with WAMC’s Ian Pickus about what led up to the vote — and what comes next in terms over Schenectady Police oversight.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Ian joined WAMC in late 2008 and became news director in 2013. He began working on Morning Edition and has produced The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and several other WAMC programs. Ian can also be heard as the host of the WAMC News Podcast and on The Roundtable and various newscasts. Ian holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, where he has taught journalism since 2013.
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