radioNOVO News for Elmira/Corning 06-04-26

Good morning,Elmira’s annual Pride Festival will officially proceed as scheduled in Wisner Park this weekend after a Chemung County judge rejected a last-minute lawsuit seeking to block it. State Supreme Court Justice Christopher Baker ruled in favor of the city following a packed hearing. Local artist Julian Raven filed the suit, arguing the event's planned drag show violated zoning codes regarding adult-use activities in public spaces. The festival runs this Saturday from eleven to four.Meanwhile, New York Democrats have unveiled a controversial new plan to alter the state constitution to allow mid-decade political redistricting. The proposal would lift current bans on partisan gerrymandering, allowing majority lawmakers to redraw U.S. House lines as early as twenty-twenty-eight to gain an advantage in Congress.And millions of senior citizens across New York are seeing their first Social Security checks for the month of June roll out this week, following the standard federal distribution schedule.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.