Governor Kathy Hochul has signed the legislation creating new Congressional and Legislative districts in New York. However, legal challenges are already being filed in court. New York State of Politics reports the suit filed in state Supreme … [Read more...]
NYS Democratic Legislators Release New Congressional Redistricting Map
Democratic state legislators in New York released a congressional redistricting map Sunday that redrew House lines to give Democrats as many as three more seats. The Washington Post reports the map is expected to be voted on this week and signed … [Read more...]
Congressman Reed Endorses Joe Sempolinski to Run for Seat
Congressman Tom Reed said he's endorsed Joe Sempolinski to run as the district's next representative. Sempolinski is from Elmira and is a former District director for Reed. Reed said he had a self-imposed term limit of 12 years and that he is … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County to Join Southern Tier Congressional District
BROOKLYN – Chautauqua County will have a new representative in Washington starting next year. That after three federal judges yesterday set the boundaries for New York’s 27 congressional districts, making minimal technical changes to a plan that had … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Higgins Release Statement On New Congressional Lines
WASHINGTON - Congressman Brian Higgins, who has represented Chautauqua County in the House of Representatives since 2005, issued the following statement upon learning he would no longer have the opportunity to serve as the area's congressman when new … [Read more...]
WRFA NEWS WEB EXTRA: Chautauqua Co. to Join Southern Tier 23rd Congressional District
BROOKLYN - Three federal judges have set the boundaries for New York's 27 congressional districts, making minimal technical changes. The court announced earlier today that it would go with the congressional districts that were drawn up by federal … [Read more...]
Federal Judges Ready to Adopt Mann Plan
BROOKLYN - A panel of three federal judges in Brooklyn are ready to adopt a set of court-drawn congressional maps with minimal changes. If adopted under the plan, Chautauqua County would become part of a congressional district that covers much of the … [Read more...]
Latest Congressional Redistricting Plan Gets Favorable Reviews
A non-partisan government watchdog group is praising the newly proposed congressional redistricting lines released earlier this week by U.S. Magistrate Judge Roanne Mann. Common Cause New York has been critical of redistricting maps proposed by both … [Read more...]
Chautauqua County May Return to Southern Tier Congressional District
ALBANY - Chautauqua County may once again be part of a congressional district that stretches across much of the Southern Tier. The federal magistrate who has taken over New York’s congressional redistricting process has issued a draft of district … [Read more...]
WRFA News – Monday, March 5, 2012
COUNCIL PRESIDENT CALLS ON LIBRARY TO ALLOW PUBLIC DIALOGUE JAMESTOWN - The president of the Jamestown City Council is calling on the Prendergast Library in Jamestown to get more feedback from the public before moving forward with current or planned … [Read more...]
