
Government Accountability
Federal judges decline to immediately throw out court-drawn congressional map
A three-judge panel declined to temporarily hold up implementation of the map put in place by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
7 years ago
Pa. GOP piles on lawsuits in bid to avoid new congressional map
After lawmakers didn’t meet the court’s short deadline to fix it, justices redrew the map themselves. And analysts expect it will give Democrats stronger representation.
7 years ago
New congressional districts in Philly suburbs could help Democrats win in D.C.
Pennsylvania’s new court-ordered congressional map has thrust the commonwealth into the national spotli ...
7 years ago
Pa. GOP appeals to U.S. Supreme Court to halt new congressional maps
This is the third time in recent months they’ve made such an appeal in a gerrymandering case.
7 years ago
Indicted Allentown Mayor Pawlowski takes stand to ‘bare his soul’
Now serving his fourth term, Pawlowski is charged with 54 counts of corruption, including bribery, conspiracy, fraud, extortion, and lying to the FBI. He's pleaded not guilty.
7 years ago
Listen 4:28Toomey rails against Pa. redistricting, calls for conversation on impeaching justices
“The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has engaged in a really amazing, highly partisan, unconstitutional power grab,” he told reporters in the Capitol rotunda.
7 years ago
Some worry Pa. court’s congressional map dilutes black votes
The 2rd district now appears to have nearly 10 percent fewer black voters than the corresponding district did in the previous map.
7 years ago
In boost for Democrats, Pa. Supreme Court dramatically overhauls state’s congressional map [updated]
Analysts think the court-drawn map will give Democrats a shot at winning at least half of Pennsylvania’s 18 districts.
7 years ago
Outside expert advises Pa. Supreme Court in drawing congressional district map
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to decide Monday where Pennsylvania’s congressional boundaries will fall for the next two election cycles.
7 years ago
Court will now decide fate of Pa. congressional map — as Wolf, Republicans can’t find compromise
The Pa. Supreme Court will now decide the shape of the state’s 18 congressional districts, as Democratic ...
7 years ago
Timeline: The battle over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map
Pennsylvania’s congressional map has been recognized nationally as having some of the starkest examples of gerrymandering in the countr ...
7 years ago
New group asks: Can Pa. citizens play their way to better district maps?
Draw the Lines is making professional digital mapping tools available to the public and creating a competition for mapmakers.
7 years ago
How difficult is it to redistrict Pennsylvania? ‘Not very,’ say area eighth-graders
Pennsylvania’s contentious congressional map has spurred disagreement among the state judiciary, lawmakers, and the governor. Yet students came up with several solutions.
7 years ago
Listen 3:26Wolf administration rejects GOP congressional map proposal [updated]
The interactive map above shows the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts as propos ...
7 years ago
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