Happy Tuesday. Here's your Trail Mix:
A federal court tasked with drawing new Congressional districts for New York released its plan this morning.
The state's Department of Transportation is holding onto a treasure trove of property.
And the weak winter claims another casualty: an Oswego-area cross-country ski race has been canceled.
Redistricting
A court overseeing Congressional redistricting in New York has released its plan earlier than expected. The Daily News' Daily Politics blog has the maps.
Unsure what all the fuss is about? Here's a handy explainer from the New York Times.
Still want more? Here's the three most important pieces of New York's ongoing redistricting saga, according to Colby Hamilton over at WNYC's The Empire.
Follow the hashtag #nyredistrict to watch the Albany press corps figure out what it all means.
Investigations
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the state's Department of Transportation should sell its unused property. DiNapoli says the land could generate millions (North Country Gazette).
The governor wants to investigate the Comptroller's investment practices (Erik Kriss, New York Post).
Bad news for the State Senate's number two Republican: He's not charged with anything, but he's becoming the focal point of a Yonkers corruption trial (Norman Oder and Laura Nahmias, City and State).
Economy
The Cuomo administration wants to cut a Buffalo trade mission to Toronto (Tom Precious, Buffalo News).
The news was leaked the same day a Canadian delegation was touring Albany in an effort to strengthen commercial ties (AP).
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand was in Syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo stumping for a bill that would slap tariffs on foreign auto parts (Ryan Delaney, WRVO/Innovation Trail).
Kodak
The director of Kodak's Eastman Business Park says Chapter 11 bankruptcy is scaring away potential tenants (Zack Seward, WXXI/Innovation Trail).
No snow
For only the second time in 31 years, organizers are pulling the plug on an Oswego-area cross-country ski race. There's just not enough snow (Debra J. Groom, Post-Standard).
