It is the mountain peak in the distance, with Cheney Pond and an unnamed ridge in the foreground. Along that shore there, not visible in this picture, is the paddle in campsites, and the Cheney Pond Lean-To.
Saturday May 21, 2011 — Lester Flow and Cheney Pond — Lester Flow 🗺
As Gov. Kathy Hochul unravels a signature climate law, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has remained silent.
Her reticence marks a stark change. Right after her first election win in 2018, the Congressmember joined protesters in the office of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to call for aggressive action on climate. And for years, she’s championed the “Green New Deal,” an ambitious framework for transitioning the nation off fossil fuels.
As a result, lawmakers may pass multiple versions of a redistricting amendment and then take up a preferred measure next year for the required second passage. Any constitutional change must also be approved by voters in a referendum.
“Because our time is so short there’s some school of thought that maybe we pass multiple versions to create the options for second passage next year, but that’s still under consideration,” Deputy Senate Majority Leader Mike Gianaris said.
The changes may be simple, such as allowing mid-decade redistricting when another state redraws its House map. Or lawmakers may take an even more expansive approach and scrap the map-drawing commission entirely.
