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
By Jeff Wice, Alexis Marking & Jarret Berg
This week: Oswego County Has a New Map, Walden Challenges Ban on Using “Independence,” Senate Majority Announces Election Law Bill Package, Assemblywoman Simon Wants to Permit Water & Snacks on Poll Lines, RFK, Jr. Ballot Challenged, Jarret Berg Joins NY Law School Institute, Register Now for January 28th Census Conference
REDISTRICTING
Oswego County Legislature Approved New Map
The Oswego County Legislature approved a new redistricting … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
This week- Nassau County Loses Effort to Move Redistricting Case to Federal Court, Learn About American Community Survey Data on January 28th
N.Y. VOTING RIGHTS ACT LIGITATION
Nassau County Legislature: Coads et al. v. Nassau County & NY Communities for Change (NYCC) v. Nassau County
On December 23rd, Nassau County asked the Eastern District federal court to “remove” the two pending redistricting and voting rights-related actions … <Read More>
By Jeff Wice & Alexis Marking
This week- NY May Lose Two More Congressional Districts, State VRA Appeal Hearing, Nassau Trial Progresses, Harvard Law Supports Even Year Elections in NYC, NYC Matching Funds Released, Understanding Census Data, Michigan State VRA Fails, January 28 Census Conference
REAPPORTIONMENT
New York Projected to Lose Two Congressional Districts After 2030
After several years of historically low growth caused in part by the COVID-19 pandemic, the nation’s population increased … <Read More>
On March 25, 2024, the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) launched an updated version of its NYCHA Capital Project & Needs Tracker, an interactive tool to improve transparency about over 950 NYCHA projects. The tracker was originally launched in April 2022.
The first meeting will be held tonight. On March 24, 2023, agency officials from the city’s Departments of Transportation, City Planning, Health and Mental Hygiene joined and officials from the New York State Department of Transportation announced the start of the community engagement process to address ongoing issues with the Cross Bronx Expressway.