Government Accountability
Redistricting overhaul in Pa. poised to fail as hundreds of amendments added
Efforts to overhaul Pennsylvania’s redistricting process are faltering. Earl ...
6 years ago
Pa. congressional map unaffected by U.S. Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering
The U.S. Supreme Court was expected to make a defining decision on extreme partisan gerrymandering this t ...
6 years ago
Plan to elect Pa. judges by regional district has less precedent than suggested by Senate GOP
GOP supporters of the measure say it would make courts fairer by evening out regional representation.
6 years ago
Pa. Senate amends congressional redistricting bill with controversial change for judicial elections
After hours of debate, the state Senate has amended a high-profile redistricting overhaul, and is on track to s ...
7 years ago
Working through ‘crunch time,’ Pa. Senate struggles toward final redistricting bill
Few concrete details are leaking out of Senate lawmakers’ feverish negotiations on a sweeping bill to overhau ...
7 years ago
With deadline looming, Pa. redistricting overhaul attempts are still scattershot
There's a hard July 6 deadline for lawmakers to pass the measure through both chambers. If they don't make it, the redistricting process stays as-is for another decade.
7 years ago
Scott Wagner gives conciliatory farewell speech, departs Pa. Senate
The now-former York County lawmaker sent leadership his resignation last week, saying he wants to devote more time to running against incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf.
7 years ago
On heels of Pa. congressional map changes, U.S. Supreme Court to rule on gerrymandering
This month the U.S. Supreme Court is expected to deliver two highly anticipated decisions on cases involving partisan gerrymandering.
7 years ago
Listen 04:20Ohio advocates find Pa. ‘instructive’ in quest to overturn congressional map
Advocates for changing congressional maps are looking to Pennsylvania’s recent redistricting case as an examp ...
7 years ago
Pa. lawmakers advance redistricting reforms as June deadline looms
Pennsylvania lawmakers have advanced a bill that would change the state’s constitution to put its congressional district map in the ...
7 years ago
Pa. GOP Senator pushes for redistricting, open primaries
Scarnati is throwing his weight behind a few measures that have been more commonly championed by Democrats.
7 years ago
Pa. suing firms, professionals involved in Harrisburg incinerator fiasco
Nearly a dozen capital-region firms and professionals are being sued over their involvement in financial ...
7 years ago
Pa. women poised to make history in congressional delegation after primary victories
For the past few years, only men have been in Pennsylvania’s 18 member congressional delegation, but after Tuesday's primary, that's almost guaranteed to change in 2019.
7 years ago
Listen 05:22Voter turnout in Pa. primary up slightly from last midterm
Voter turnout was 18 percent in the Pennsylvania’s primary election earlier this week – three points higher than the last midterm pri ...
7 years ago
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