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The Guardian, or Authority of Law, created by sculptor James Earle Fraser, rests on the side of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images).

Here’s what the Supreme Court’s new election law ruling means for Pa. | Patrick Beaty

BY: - June 29, 2023

The ruling means that Pennsylvania's Congressional map will remain in place until the next round of redistricting in 2031.

The Guardian, or Authority of Law, created by sculptor James Earle Fraser, rests on the side of the U.S. Supreme Court on September 28, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Al Drago/Getty Images).

Here’s what the U.S. Supreme Court’s redistricting decision means for Pa. | Friday Morning Coffee

BY: - June 9, 2023

The federal ruling gives Pa. 'mapmakers a little more freedom' to craft majority-minority districts, an expert said.

‘We want to fix Harrisburg’: Reformers summit seeks solutions to state government’s woes

BY: - December 2, 2022

The event, sponsored by Fair Districts PA and the League of Women Voters of Pa., kicks off Saturday.

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Ex-Pa. House leader Reed: Supremes need to do redistricting in public | Monday Morning Coffee

BY: - February 7, 2022

Four years after his congressional ambitions were scuttled, Dave Reed still has thoughts.

We tried drawing our own Pa. congressional maps. Here’s what we came up with

BY: - April 18, 2021

With the Keystone State deep in the throes of the decennial redrawing of its legislative and congressional maps, the staff of the Capital-Star decided to try its hand at this incredibly important exercise in representative democracy.

Pa. House GOP pushes measure to restrict Wolf emergency response, remake judiciary

BY: - January 13, 2021

The Republican-controlled Pennsylvania House advanced two constitutional amendments Tuesday that would address their long simmering balance of power grievances.

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New electoral districts are coming – an old approach can show if they’re fair | Opinion

BY: - December 11, 2020

In the modern era, advanced math and computer algorithms are regularly used to analyze potential district boundaries, making it easier to spot these unfairnesses, called gerrymandering. But there is a simpler way – and it’s based on a system used early in the country’s history.

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Republicans didn’t just win Legislatures, they won the power to influence elections for years to come| Analysis

BY: - November 27, 2020

State legislatures, which will draw congressional districts that last through 2030, are dominated by the GOP.

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Toomey, Rendell’s call for term limits won’t fix our politics. These two moves will | Thursday Morning Coffee

BY: - October 8, 2020

Toomey, Rendell pitch term limits as a cure for our politics. It'll really take structural changes that neither would willingly embrace.

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Our declaration of independence: Pa. wants redistricting reform. Lawmakers have failed to listen | Opinion

BY: - July 2, 2020

We have attempted every lawful avenue of request, petitioning our legislators in every way we know, All have been met with silence.

How the 2020 census could impact Pa.’s redistricting efforts

BY: - January 23, 2020

The answer, redistricting reform advocates say, is in the accuracy of the count.

Census 2020: Pa. is expected to lose a seat in Congress. Here’s why that’s a huge deal

BY: - January 9, 2020

With about 13 million people as of last year, Pennsylvania is the nation’s 5th most populous state. But other states, particularly those in the Sun Belt, are growing faster.