New York State may lose 1 or 2 Congressional district seats after the next round of redistricting. Why should you care? Because every person counted means more federal money for things like housing, Head Start, the school lunch program, college loans and more. Coming up on this special Connect: NY on The Capitol Pressroom, we’ll discuss what the state and the City of Syracuse are doing to “get out the count” with a group of experts.
Guests
Jeffery M. Wice, Senior Advisor at NY Counts 2020
Sharon Owens, Deputy Mayor of the City of Syracuse
Nicholas J. Simons, Project Coordinator at the Rockefeller Institute of Government
Fabiola Ortiz Valdez, Manager of Member Engagement in Central New York at the New York Immigration Coalition
Richard Tobe, New York State Director of Special Intergovernmental Projects