Court orders deadline for new state redistricting plan
A federal court in New York set a three week deadline for the Legislature to craft a statewide redistricting map, aiming to resolve one person one vote concerns raised by Black and Puerto Rican groups. The April 16 deadline accompanies an April 19 hearing, with elections set for April 20 unless the court acts. The panel noted possible court-imposed districts if lawmakers fail to meet the target.
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Legislative Caucus
Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund
Senate
Assembly
Lawrence W. Pierce
2Nd
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Special Court
Pierce
Deadine
Caucus
Paul Wooten
Radio City 50th anniversary opens with Encore show
Radio City Music Hall begins its 50th anniversary celebration with a two show daily Encore run through September, featuring Lillian Gish, Robert Merrill, Kuniko Narai, the Rockettes, and a revisited 1933 Easter cathedral scene. The program blends opera, ballet, and Broadway-style numbers with Deco-era decor and tickets at 17.76 and 14.75.
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Radio City
Music Hall
Lillian Gish
St. Louis
Roxy Rathafel
Roxyettes
Vincente Minnelli
Robert Merrill
Sharky the Seal
Metropolitan Opera
Ravel
Kuniko Narai
Albany Trooper Class Advances Under Integration Plan
The New York State Police will deploy 173 new troopers on Monday, the second class formed under a court ordered integration plan. The group includes 65 minorities, 19 women, and 89 white men, boosting total force to 3,501 with 113 blacks, 79 Hispanics, and 70 women. Originally 186, seven dropped out in 20 weeks and six more early in training were replaced. the attrition is lower than the first court ordered class where about half of minorities left during 22 weeks. The class came from the top finishers of 18,000 tested applicants.
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Albany
UPI
Westway budget clash looms over Albany budget
ALBANY AP The state Legislature moves to curb Westway funding in the upcoming budget with language requiring federal reimbursement guarantees or uses for alternative highways. Governor Carey warns against deep cuts, arguing the budget exceeds affordability as candidates watch a partisan fight ahead of an April 1 start.
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Albany
Hugh Carey
Carey
Westway
Manhattan
David Langdon
Assembly
Stanley Fink
Brooklyn
Bellamy
February U S trade deficit narrows to 1.2 billion
The Commerce Department reports the U S monthly goods trade deficit fell to 1.2 billion in February from 5.1 billion in January as imports declined 16.6 percent led by a 33.7 percent drop in oil. Analysts foresee a larger deficit for the year due to a strong dollar and weak exports.
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Commerce Department
U.S
Jerry Jasinowski
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
Jasinowski
House Energy and Commerce Investigations Subcommittee
Federal Reserve Board
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