Rochester-area state lawmaker Jen Lunsford says 'limiting the damage the federal government' is causing will be a top priority in her new NY Assembly leadership post

When NY lawmakers return to Albany in January, their top challenges include a $13 billion state budget hole, national gerrymander fight that could determine who controls Congress, Lunsford says

Jen Lunsford is moving into New York's political leadership ranks after five sessions in Albany, just as she and fellow lawmakers face tough decisions over federal funding cuts and a battle with other states over redrawing congressional lines.

The 43-year-old Assembly member representing eastern Monroe County has been named assistant majority leader, giving her a hand in steering the Democratic majority that dominates the 150-seat ch

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