From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Spring is a time for renewal and reenergizing and we hope you are ready, willing and able to continue our fight for more transparent, accountable and impartial redistricting. Although the maps are better this … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-03-22/census/house-senate-redistricting-comes-to-a-close-in-pennsylvania/a78367-1 March 22, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision, rejected legal challenges to new state House and Senate maps last week, finalizing the … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-02-10/census/pa-judge-recommends-adopting-gop-supported-congressional-map/a77803-1 February 10, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A Pennsylvania judge is recommending the state Supreme Court adopt a congressional redistricting map vetoed by Gov. Tom Wolf after passage by … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): We’re still waiting for a final Congressional map. On Monday, Feb. 7, Commonwealth Court Judge McCullough submitted her recommendations to the PA Supreme Court. She recommended adoption of HB 2146, the map proposed and amended … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The Legislative Reapportionment Commission is meeting this Friday, Feb. 4, to vote on PA House and Senate maps. These will be the final maps, barring appeal and action by PA courts. The meeting will be … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Both House Bill 38 and House Bill 2207v were on the House calendar for second consideration every session day last week. Thank you to all who called, emailed and wrote letters to the editor to … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): After passing in the House yesterday, the bill is currently headed to the Senate – which means we need to make sure that our senators are ready to fix the filibuster and send it to President … Continued
Thanks to UU Justice PA (https://uujusticepa.org/): House Bill 2207, being fast-tracked through the state legislature, possibly by WEDNESDAY (NOTE: Introduced on 1/4/22), would ultimately give the majority party in each chamber of the legislature the power to draw legislative and congressional districts … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-01-04/census/public-hearings-begin-this-week-for-pas-proposed-house-senate-maps/a77238-1 January 4, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window With the deadline for approving Pennsylvania’s new voting-district maps fast approaching, the commission in charge of creating House and Senate maps is … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-12-20/census/pa-redistricting-commission-unveils-house-senate-map-proposals/a77066-1 December 20, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission has voted on its proposals for state House and Senate voting-district maps. Good-government advocacy groups say the maps … Continued