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/2022-01-07/census/pa-lawsuit-asks-state-supreme-court-to-intervene-in-redistricting/a77277-1 January 7, 2022 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window A new lawsuit asks the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to intervene in creating a new congressional district map for the Commonwealth, as concerns … 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/2021-11-03/civic-engagement/the-peoples-maps-aim-to-be-framework-for-fair-pa-redistricting/a76349-1 November 3, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window HARRISBURG, Pa. – Members of Pennsylvania’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission have said they anticipate releasing proposed state House and Senate maps for voting districts by … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): On October 27 we announced the People’s Maps for PA House and Senate at our first ever Virtual Press Conference. More than 250 supporters, press and legislators attended. If you missed the event, you can … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Just announced…Upcoming Hearing on Oct. 13 at 2:00pm The Legislative Reapportionment Commission has scheduled a hearing on Wednesday, October 13, 2021. The purpose of the hearing is to explore legislative redistricting issues affecting racial and other minority … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) voted 3 to 2 this week in favor of a resolution to reallocate prison data to count incarcerated people in their home communities. According to the resolution, introduced by House Minority Leader … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): This week, Senator David Argall brought Senate Bill 222 to a vote in the Senate State Government Committee. His first step in that: an amendment that gutted the bill, removing all mention of legislative redistricting … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): Time is running out to pass redistricting reform legislation before maps are redrawn when Census 2020 data is released. LWVPA has been advocating for reform of PA’s redistricting process since 1986, when the League endorsed a … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): The redistricting countdown has begun here in PA. On March 16 legislative leaders announced the appointment of four of the five Legislative Reapportionment Commissioners: Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward, Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa, House … Continued