New York’s Redistricting Saga Continues After Midterm Losses (1)

New York’s independent redistricting commission on Thursday released its draft state Assembly map, the last vestige of a process impeded by partisanship that helped Republicans narrowly clinch control of the US House starting in January.

The 10-person panel unanimously elected its new leaders, and moved forward with draft Assembly lines before the court-ordered Dec. 2 deadline.

Though seemingly procedural, the actions show the commission can function after failing to agree on final congressional and state legislative maps earlier in the year.

“I would say that this is a significant moment, maybe even a historical one, in which a single map ...