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State lawmakers have voted to approve brand new Congressional districts that are just a signature from Governor Hochul away from going into effect.
The adjusted maps are projected to give Democrats an advantage in nearly all of the state's House of Representative districts over the next decade. Good-government groups wanted public hearings to be held before the vote happened, but lawmakers say there wasn't enough time because the new districts need to be in place by the beginning of March. Republicans have already promised that they'll challenge the new maps in court.