By Mark Chiusano
New York City’s gig economy is staggeringly influential by almost every measure. Delivery bikers make close to 3 million takeout dropoffs a week. Ubers and Lyfts dwarf the 14,000 green and yellow taxis on city streets. Roughly 6% of all workers in the five boroughs rely on gig work as their main income, a number that is likely a significant undercount. Their labors have changed consumption patterns and powered restaurants, small … <Read More>
This week- New Congressional Map Challenge; Board of Elections litigation, Stefanik Poll Challenged by Democrats; Register Now for the November 14 Statewide Census Organizing Conference; VRA Preclearance; Newburgh Litigation Explored; Around the Nation: North Carolina, Virginia, Indiana
REDISTRICTING & LITIGATION
Breaking News- New Congressional Lawsuit Challenge Filed Today: Williams et al v. State Board of Elections et al
A complaint was filed in New York County State Supreme Court today asking that the state legislature … <Read More>
This week- Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander, Voting Rights Act Litigation, NY Attorney General Preclearance Activity, Around the Nation: Louisiana State Maps Rejected
REDISTRICTING
Revisiting New York’s 2022 Congressional Gerrymander
In an August 11th City and State NY article, Rebecca Lewis looks at how New York’s congressional districts have performed since the 2022 redistricting. While the 2022 map was drawn by Dr. Jonathan Cervas for the New York State Supreme Court, several districts … <Read More>
This week: More on Census Data & New York Growth; VRA Preclearance Submissions; Who Votes in New York City?; Illinois State Legislative Map Challenge
by Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
CENSUS DATA
More on How New Census Data Reveals Growth in New York State
April 1 marks the halfway point between Census 2020 and Census 2030. We thought we’d take a deeper dive into recent data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.
The … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jarret Berg
This week: Hearing held in Mount Pleasant VRA Case, Election Law Bills Advance in Albany, Census 2030 Bill Introduced in Assembly, Register Now for April 1 N.Y.C. Census Conference, The Ups & Downs of N.Y.’s Lieutenant Governors
By Jeff Wice, Jarret Berg, Alexis Marking & Alexis Lanzilotti
This week: New Nassau County Legislative Map, More on the Census Citizenship Question, Assembly to Consier Voting Bills, Report On Hispanic Children in the Census, Around the Nation- North Carolina & Louisiana, Register Now for January 28th Census Conference
N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION