New York Democrats limieds the filing of lawsuits challenging their new congressional maps to four Democratic-leaning counties Erie, Albany, Westchester and Manhattan.
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The Democratic-controlled New York Legislature on Wednesday swiftly approved a new congressional map that would give the party a modest advantage in US House elections this fall – just days after rejecting lines drawn by an independent redistricting commission.
Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday granted final approval to a new congressional map for New York, after lawmakers approved district lines that could modestly advantage Democrats. Although the changes could hurt Republicans in New York House races in the fall, the GOP said Wednesday that it would not sue over the map. Before the new map was unveiled this week, Republicans had fretted that Albany’s .