Cuomo, DMV defend license plate replacement plan against bipartisan opposition
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — The commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles issued a statement Thursday, defending the statewide license plate replacement program set to begin next April. The Cuomo administration unveiled plans earlier this month to require all vehicles to get new license plates over the next two years and charge them $25 — a move that has been assailed by both Democrats