ALBANY â Members of the state Independent Redistricting Commission are waiting on the state Legislatureâs direction, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the 2021-22 state budget, to access millions of dollars to start redrawing elective district lines months behind schedule.
The redistricting commission was allocated $4 million in the Legislatureâs $212 billion budget, which passed nearly one week after the midnight April 1 deadline, and matches the commissionâs budget request submitted to the Legislature and the Executive Chamber.
The Assembly proposed the commission receive $7 million in its 2021-22 budget last month. The Senate earmarked the commissionâs requested $4 million included in the final spending plan.
ALBANY â Members of the state Independent Redistricting Commission are waiting on the state Legislatureâs direction, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign the 2021-22 state budget, to access millions of dollars to start redrawing elective district lines months behind schedule.
The redistricting commission was allocated $4 million in the Legislatureâs $212 billion budget, which passed nearly one week after the midnight April 1 deadline, and matches the commissionâs budget request submitted to the Legislature and the Executive Chamber.
The Assembly proposed the commission receive $7 million in its 2021-22 budget last month. The Senate earmarked the commissionâs requested $4 million included in the final spending plan.