A panel of judges has approved legislative lines for the 2012 elections, according to the Associated Press.

The court decision was the last hurdle for Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats to install their own, politically motivated lines in the state.

It also means that you've got a lot more politics to pay attention to. SEVEN state legislative districts touch parts of St. Lawrence County. In Jefferson County, it's four. Lewis County still has two.

Time for a few "better know a district" stories.

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