The New York State Court of Appeals ordered new congressional maps on Tuesday, giving the Democratic-dominated state Legislature a shot to approve districts more favorable to Democrats for the ...

Nassau legislators serve two-year terms and there are no term limits. Other countywide offices, including that of the county ...

New York's Nassau County agreed on Thursday to redraw its voting map after a lawsuit claimed its political boundaries disenfranchised residents of color. Once approved by the court, the county will ...

Twelve school districts in New York had poverty rates among school-aged kids of 30% or more in 2023, according to new ...

The second lawsuit, filed last February by the Brooklyn-based advocacy group New York Communities for Change, alleged racially polarized voting occurred in Nassau and the redistricting plan "dilutes ...

A landmark settlement in a suit brought by Democrats was signed on Thursday, Jan. 23, providing Nassau County with a new ...

Redistricting in each state: How it works ... after the 2020 census -- with lawmakers redrawing maps in large states like Illinois and New York to squeeze out Republicans while the GOP in Florida ...

For anyone who has observed New York politics over the years ... and Senate subsequently approved congressional and state district maps. Republicans took the case to a state Supreme Court Justice ...

Because the district ... the Cervas map favors the voters, not the politicians. The most expensive House contest in the ...