Keyword: redistricting
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The score will too often be 6-3 in the Supreme Court
We live in a world where sports matchups of almost any kind are totally unpredictable. Whether it’s football, baseball, basketball or hockey . . . more
Redistricting is a process designed to fail
In chess, you can’t control the game unless you control the board. The same can be said about politics, and since the early days of the republic, state legislatures . . . more
Political mischief while you’re sleeping
To the relief of many in the political world, the 2021 elections are behind us. Whether your candidate won or lost . . . more
Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams, center, was joined during his press conference to support a change in the redistricting process by from far left, Legislators Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Arnold W. Drucker, Joshua Lafazan and Debra Mulé, and Lisa Tyson and Legislator Ellen W. Birnbaum.
Nassau County minority legislators focus on county map
The Democrats in the Nassau County Legislature are asking for changes in how the county’s legislative map is drawn. They may be a little early, since redistricting will not be considered until … more
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No ethics without fair districting
Talking about ethics is always a crowd-pleaser, particularly when scandals are as recent and as numerous as they have been in New York. So it was almost to be expected when Gov. Andrew Cuomo pledged . . . more
Tammie Williams, above with Aubrey Phillips, was honored for her work as a community activist in February, during Black History Month, at St. John’s United Methodist Church of Elmont.
Tammie Williams: Elmont Person of the Year
Some activists arrive at meetings in a flurry of nervous energy, cell phones glued to their ears, with a gaggle of followers and a sense of such manic urgency that it is tempting to believe the fate of humanity depends on what happens in the next five minutes. No one can say that longtime community activist Tammie Williams lacks urgency or energy. But those qualities are tempered by a sense of depth, of human bedrock that transcends the news cycle more
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Vote ‘yes’ on a constitutional convention
On Nov. 7, New York voters will decide whether a state constitutional convention should be held. By law, every 20 years . . . more
Albany should resolve to fight corruption
New York’s Assembly members and senators have returned to Albany to begin the latest legislative session. In the coming months, they, along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will produce the state budget. Important decisions will be made on . . . more
Silver and Skelos: Has anything changed?
Shelly Silver convicted. Dean Skelos convicted. The whole thing is kind of sad. These men and their families are ruined. The haters will have their pound of flesh . . . more
Two big sweeps toward a cleaner capital
With the convictions of former State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, pundits now claim that Albany’s pay-to-play system of dishonest dealing has finally been . . . more
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