Sentences with phrase «of new district lines»

She does not need to this election cycle due the drawing of the new district lines.

Senator Duane and other Senate Democrats are still smarting from Cuomo's authorization of new district lines for the Senate that they say were drawn to favor majority party republicans.

In 2012, taking advantage of new district lines that had extended the district beyond Rangel's native Harlem and into the Bronx, and an influx of immigrants and gentrifiers into what was once the capital of black America, Adriano Espaillat, a hard - charging Dominican state lawmaker, came within a thousand votes of beating Rangel in the Democratic primary.

One of the biggest issues facing state lawmakers in 2012 is the redrawing of new district lines.

Not exact matches

Febbo was part of a small group of people in line outside Samsung's swanky «technology playground» in New York's Meatpacking District, and a few were there to see about exchanging or returning their newly recalled Note 7.

On a warm Sunday in September, stylish men and women lined up on a street in New York City's Meatpacking District to see a preview of the fall / winter collection of Frank & Oak, an ecommerce startup for menswear.

A survey of New York City employers after implementation of the city's paid sick days law showed that more than 91 percent of respondents did not reduce hiring; 97 percent did not reduce hours; and 94 percent did not raise prices as a result of the law.26 In a similar study from Connecticut, which passed a statewide paid sick days law in 2011, employers also reported no effects or modest effects to their bottom lines.27 And an audit of the District of Columbia's paid sick leave law, effective in 2008, found that it did not discourage business owners from basing their businesses in the District, nor did it incentivize them to relocate their businesses outside of Washington.28

On the High Line, an old elevated railroad track converted into a park in New York's trendy meatpacking district, Sargenti and two other Joffrey dancers prepare for the debut performance of New Bridges Ballet.

This fall, when youngsters line up in the cafeterias of Chicago Heights Elementary School District 170, they will be served leaner, more nutritious meals because of new federal guidelines regulating school lunches.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel is moving playgrounds to the front of the line for the Chicago Park District's limited construction money, with other big - ticket projects like new fieldhouses moving back in the queue.

They help give us new ideas for lines and help expose the younger children in the district to more exciting menu items, in some cases food they've never tried outside of school.»

NAPERVILLE — Pupils at four Naperville - area elementary schools are sinking their teeth into a pilot program for a new line of school lunches for Indian Prairie School District 204.

The Chicago Park District on Wednesday announced a $ 387 million budget chock - full of new amenities ranging from a lakefront in - line skating rink to a domed - pool for indoor swimming.

The company that manages Soldier Field, including maintaining the condition of the turf at the Bears» lakefront home, is in line for a new 10 - year deal, the Chicago Park District announced Friday evening.

-LSB-...] Assuming your district is offering healthful foods on the lunch line, consider a gathering a group of parent volunteers to act as new food «boosters» in the cafeteria — handing out «I Tried It» stickers and praise for kids who taste new, healthful foods.

The bottom line facts you need to know: under the new school food law passed last year, school districts must bring the price for a paid lunch (that is, a lunch purchased by a student who does not qualify for free or reduced price meals) into line with what the meal actually costs, eventually charging an average of $ 2.46 per lunch.

Anyway, with this year's post-Census line - drawing just about done (about whose implications you were warned in 2009), Google's put together a handy map of new Congressional districts across the country:

Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local, state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).

Things got a little heated at a meeting of a legislative task force on redrawing new district lines, when the Senate Democrat's representative complained he'd been left in the dark about the creation of 63rd Senate district by Republicans.

Further complicating matters - because of court action, no date for next year's primaries has been set yet, and Governor Cuomo is threatening to veto the legislature's new district lines.

The new lines will put the Asian population in a new Asian district, which is now Stavisky's, but Peralta said the lines have the effect of cutting in half the Asian residents of Elmhurst.

On his Facebook page, City Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) called the new lines an «outrage» and said the 12th District resembled a «baby alien popping out of a stomach.»

Mike Scala is running for Congress in NY - 6, and he wants the new district lines drawn to be reflective of ethnic populations.

After a state body released redrawn lines for New York's state Senate districts, cries of political gerrymandering were heard from northeast Queens all the way to Albany.

Not only do our 700 school district lines often track patterns of residential economic segregation, there are school districts in this state today — including New York City — with boundary lines within the district that keep children of wealth starkly separated from children of poverty.

New York will lose two members of Congress next year, which means redrawing the lines to create 27 districts.

The Senate and Assembly must complete newly drawn district lines in the first few weeks of the year, and Cuomo has threatened to veto new lines that are not drawn in a non partisan manner by an independent commission.

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), who was the top vote getter in the Assembly on the Stop Common Core ballot line in 2014, today announced new legislation he is introducing, the «Common Core Parental Refusal Act» to require that school districts notify parents of their rights to refuse to have their children in grades 3 - 8 participate in the Common Core standardized tests.

Lorigo also goes into detail about the proposed lines for the 60th Senate district, which he says will favor Swanick because he represents large portions of the new seat currently in the Erie County legislature.

In response, Schreibman and his supporters have built a campaign on exposing what they say is the truth about Gibson: he is, in the words of one observer, «a right - winger trying to tack left» to win within new district lines where Republicans and Democrats are nearly evenly split.

MAYVILLE - A non-partisan group of county residents charged with drawing new district lines for the Chautauqua County Legislature have finalized and approved a plan to be considered by lawmakers.

This is Ed Koch, former Mayor of New York...» Last year, your Senator pledged in writing to support legislation that would re-draw the district lines for both Albany and Congress.»

«Senators truly committed to reform should support both an independent redistricting process and new district lines,» he said, adding that the non-competitive elections created by partisan line - drawing are «the main source of Albany's dysfunction.»

The day is expected to be further complicated by brand new Assembly and Senate district lines, which have changed many voters» districts and polling places, as well as lingering doubts over the competency of the Board of Elections, which bungled the ballot count in June's Congressional race between Rep. Charlie Rangel and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat so badly that it took weeks to learn the final results.

The two Republicans who will be running on both the GOP and the new party lines against incumbent Democratic Assembly members are Rebecca Harary, challenging Dan Quart in the affluent Silk Stocking District on the East Side, and Jon Kostakopoulos, challenging Rebecca Seawright, whose East Side district is just to the north of District on the East Side, and Jon Kostakopoulos, challenging Rebecca Seawright, whose East Side district is just to the north of district is just to the north of Quart's.

«As the assemblyman representing the largest population of any district in New York State, I understand the new district lines would result in my district becoming smallNew York State, I understand the new district lines would result in my district becoming smallnew district lines would result in my district becoming smaller.

Potential Democratic challengers to Republican Congressman John Faso of New York's 19th District have been lining up to explore or formally announce a run.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&raqnew state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.&raqNew York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

The New York Public Interest Research Group and the New York League of Women Voters issued a joint report today in Albany that shows current district lines are uneven based on population and voter enrollment, with one party being favored over the other.

New York stands to lose two House seats when the lines are redrawn, and there has been a lot of speculation about which districts will be on the chopping block when the Legislature sits down to carve up the districts.

New York, despite the fact that it is dominated by Democrats, had a handful of competitive congressional races in 2012, thanks to the fact that a judge — not the state Legislature — drew the district lines.

The New York Senate and Assembly have approved new district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New YoNew York Senate and Assembly have approved new district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New Yonew district lines, as Governor Cuomo and legislative leaders announced agreement on a number of other unrelated issues, including expansion of the state's DNA data base, pension reform, and an amendment to allow more gambling in New YoNew York.

The redistricting order, which came after the State Assembly and Senate gave up trying to draw new Congressional lines, reduced the number of districts in New York to 27 from 29, as was required as a result of the 2010 censnew Congressional lines, reduced the number of districts in New York to 27 from 29, as was required as a result of the 2010 censNew York to 27 from 29, as was required as a result of the 2010 census.

His successor, Democratic New York State Assembly member Rubén Díaz, Jr., who won a special election on April 21, 2009 by a vote of 86.3 % (29,420) on the «Bronx Unity» line to 13.3 % (4,646) for the Republican district leader Anthony Ribustello on the «People First» line, [115][116] became Borough President on May 1.

New York City Council Member Larry B. Seabrook, Chair of the Civil Rights Committee and Council Member John Liu, Chair of the Transportation will host a community meeting and speak out in District 12, on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's toll and fare increases and service cuts on bus and subway lines.

The governor was criticized for using messages of necessity, long a staple of backroom deal - making at the Capitol, when he brokered agreements to reduce pension benefits for new public employees and change legislative district lines.

Instead, we drew new district lines based on «communities of interest,» which are recognized under the Voting Rights Act and extend beyond race and ethnicity.

Elected officials and political insiders pay close attention to this arcane process of map - drawing, because they understand well that new district lines could result in major shifts of political power.

In 2002 the new district lines were drawn with a Democratic advantage of 41,100 voters, which has stayed at 41k through April 2010.