Redistricting

As the redistricting fight plays out in Texas, U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) said Democratic states should be gerrymandering, too. President Donald Trump started the redistricting war by asking the Republican-led legislature in Texas to redraw its House district lines so his party could gain a few more seats.

The group is calling for three things: open meetings so the public can watch deliberations, conduct all mapping exercises and sessions in public and hold hybrid hearings across the state.

The New York State Independent Redistricting Commission is getting a new member, as the panel nears a deadline to present new draft legislative maps for the state Assembly.

A judge in Manhattan has decided to charge the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission, or IRC, to draft new state Assembly districts for 2024 elections.

Annual crime statistics released today show crime is down 3% in Connecticut.

After weeks of criticism by voting rights advocates, Brookhaven residents will have a chance this Thursday to voice their concerns with redistricting maps drawn by the town’s Republican supervisor.

Thursday was the deadline for the Brookhaven redistricting committee to submit a new plan to the town board, but they were unable to come to an agreement.

A judge in Albany dismissed a lawsuit Monday that had attempted to order New York’s Independent Redistricting Commission to redraw the state’s congressional districts, overturning maps implemented by a separate court earlier this year.

Connecticut’s overall job recovery from the pandemic is lagging compared to the rest of the U.S.

With only a week left, some Town of Brookhaven residents are criticizing what they call an opaque and mismanaged redistricting process.