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Keystone Crossroads

Keystone Crossroads Archive

Mimi McKenzie and David Gersch, two of the plaintiffs' lawyers arguing state lawsuit on Pa.'s congressional map, stand outside Commonwealth Court  in Harrisburg in October. (Lindsay Lazarski/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Debate over ‘wasted’ votes dominates third day of state redistricting trial

The plaintiffs’ argument in the state lawsuit over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map hinges on whether they can prove the ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's congressional map as drawn in 2011. In 2018, it was deemed an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander by the Pa. Supreme Court (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Day 2 testimony in gerrymandering lawsuit delves deeper into making Pa.’s congressional map

This week’s Commonwealth Court proceedings will be used to inform the state Supreme Court’s decision on the matter, which is anticipated in January.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Mike Stack (left) and Gov. Tom Wolf  (AP, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. probe into claims lieutenant governor abused staffers stays under wraps

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has decided not to release the findings of an investigation into his lieutenant governor, fellow Democrat Mike Stack.

8 years ago

Students arrive on the first day of school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Committee shuffle could make difference for Pa. school choice bill

Senate Bill 2 would create education savings accounts — a similar concept to private school vouchers.

8 years ago

A map of the 7th congressional district as drawn in 2011. The district incorporates most of Delaware County and portions of Chester, Montgomery, Berks and Lancaster Counties. (Dan Gleiter/pennlive.com)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Lawsuit challenging Pa.’s congressional map begins in state court

Testimony in a fast-tracked lawsuit alleging gerrymandering ...

8 years ago

In the last three election cycles Republicans have won 13 of Pennsylvania's 18 congressional seats. The 18th district seat is currently vacant.  Former U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, a Republican, resigned in October. (Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Compelling closing arguments bring federal trial over Pa. gerrymandering to an end

The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...

8 years ago

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Lancaster and Chester Counties had the highest number of opt-outs. (AP)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

200 municipalities opt out of Pa. gambling expansion

Municipalities have until January to decide whether they want to play host to a mini-casino, and more are expected to opt out this month.

8 years ago

Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnati, R-Jefferson (middle), and Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, R-Allegheny (right), at a press conference in 2017. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Day three of Pa. gerrymandering trial brings insights to legislative process, but secrecy remains

On day three of the federal trial, key Republican staffers testified that partisan data was used during the 2011 redistricting process.

8 years ago

Duquesne University students wait to cast their votes in Pittsburgh during the 2016 Election. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania voters testify in gerrymandering trial in federal court

Seven voters named as plaintiffs in the case testified that they believe their vote doesn’t count.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania’s 5th congressional district was among those criticized in federal court on Monday as a possible partisan gerrymander. An expert witness pointed to Erie County in the far northwest corner of the state. The county was split during the 2011 redistricting process.  The result, the witness said, dilutes a concentration of Democratic voters and instead favors Republican voters. (Pa. Redistricting website)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Battle over Pa.’s congressional district map begins in federal court in gerrymandering case

A group of Pennsylvania voters are calling for a new map before the 2018 midterm elections.  

8 years ago

Centre Square in downtown Easton, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In eastern Pa. senate districts, incumbents feel safe, but many voters feel out of the loop

On the eastern border of Pennsylvania, north of the Philadelphia suburbs, a cluster of state Senate districts appear — at first glance ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers propose more transparency for state government’s rules on sexual misconduct

In light of high-profile sexual harassment allegations, state lawmakers seek to reform how state government handles allegations concerning legislators.

8 years ago

Stewart Greenleaf (third from left) and Sharif Street (fourth from left) held the second of three judiciary hearings on criminal justice reform at Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philadelphia. (Annette John-Hall, WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers make bipartisan push for criminal justice reform

State Senator Stewart Greenleaf (R-Montgomery) confessed that he was one of the was one of those lawmakers who sponsored tough-on-crime laws in the mid-1990’s.

8 years ago

Reading, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

In Pennsylvania’s 16th district, urban centers grapple with dominant outside interests

In the interactive slider above, the city of Reading can be seen as an appendage thinly sewn to the top of Pennsylvania’s 16th ...

8 years ago

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Landon Valentine of Beaver Falls is among the many residents of Pennsylvania's 12th that are perplexed by the state's congressional map. (Virginia Alvino Young/ 90.5 WESA)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

‘It just looks weird, know what I mean?’ Efforts to reform redistricting in Pa.

They at least two things in common. They’re all represented by Republican Keith Rothfus, and they’re all perplexed by the map of Pennsylvania’s 12th.

8 years ago

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