The feds gave New York key evidence on horse racing’s largest doping ring. State regulators have done nothing with it for years.

Illegal horse doping and tax-payer funded prizes? A must-read investigation by @sammellins.bsky.social

Read the full story by @sammysussman.bsky.social. Video by @sanjanabhambhani.bsky.social. This investigation was published in partnership with @nytimes.com:

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An officer bungled a teen rape case. The victim was abused again. The investigator, who did not believe the teen, faced little punishment, illustrating the different ways that officers in New York State are disciplined for misconduct.

Read @sammysussman.bsky.social ‘s latest for @nytimes.com and @nysfocus.bsky.social about how an investigator with the Yates County Sheriff’s Office bungled a teen’s rape case with little in consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/u...

Zohran Mamdani now faces tremendous pressure to deliver on his agenda. To do it, he’ll need Governor Kathy Hochul and the leaders of the Democratic majorities in the legislature to get on board.

@politicdormouse.bsky.social Part 1 of @sanjanabhambhani.bsky.social's Women of History vidcast about Britain's Hidden Figures women. This one is me talking about Beatrice Shilling. youtu.be/v44tLZlPt-I?...

Video by Sanjana Bhambhani. Read the full investigation by @sammysussman.bsky.social:

Across New York State, police officers have driven drunk. And sometimes, they avoided criminal punishment. An investigation with @nytimes.com.

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