GOP Leaders To Seek Halt To Pennsylvania Congressional Map
Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature say they're about to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the imposition of new congressional district maps.
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Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature say they're about to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to halt the imposition of new congressional district maps.
When the state legislature failed to approve new district lines to replace the unconstitutional gerrymandered districts tossed out by the state Supreme Court last month, the court issued its own plan.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is imposing a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections, meeting its deadline to do so and likely setting up a challenge from Republicans.
Pennsylvania's House Democrats are the second political party to submit a proposed redraw of the state's congressional district boundaries in a high-stakes gerrymandering case.
A Pennsylvania mayor has lashed out against the city's first homicide of the year in a Facebook rant, saying whoever is responsible is "going straight to hell."
When the state legislature failed to pass a redistricting bill by last Friday's Supreme Court deadline, two Republican leaders -- House Speaker Mike Turzai and Senate President Joe Scarnati -- drew up their own plan and sent it on to the governor.
Pennsylvania Democrats say a revised congressional district map being proposed by Republican leaders is too partisan, citing as evidence the results of the 2016 presidential campaign.
Republican leaders of the Pennsylvania Legislature say they've agreed to a proposed new map of congressional districts to replace one thrown out last month.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's forthcoming budget plan will rely on improving tax collections and a Marcellus Shale natural gas tax to put more money into Pennsylvania's public schools, skills training, opioid-addiction prevention and social services.
The Supreme Court is allowing a court-ordered redrawing of congressional districts in Pennsylvania to proceed, denying a plea from Republicans to block it.
Voters may have the opportunity to shrink the size of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives this November. House Bill 153 would reduce the number of representatives from 203 to 151. State Rep. Jerry Knowles, of the 124th Legislative District in Berks, Carbon and Schuylkill Counties, is the bill's prime sponsor.
Pennsylvania legislative Republican leaders say a Democratic justice's comments about gerrymandering should require him to remove himself from a case challenging the state's congressional district map.
A battle over Pennsylvania's Congressional map has gone all the way to the United States Supreme Court, and Gov. Tom Wolf is weighing in.
A state audit says ineligible drivers have been allowed to get behind the wheel of Pennsylvania school buses, including five with disqualifying criminal convictions in a single district.
Phantom Fireworks wants to build a brick and mortar location here in the Pittsburgh area, and now that aerial fireworks are legal here in Pennsylvania, the company hopes it will lead to an explosion of sales.
An 86-year-old woman who pleaded guilty to charges in a Philadelphia bank robbery has been placed on a year's probation.
With 203 state House members -- the largest full-time legislature in the nation -- some thought lawmakers would never allow a vote by the public to reduce the size of Pennsylvania's legislature.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf is backing the Pennsylvania Supreme Court's decision striking down the boundaries of the state's 18 congressional districts.
In a very short two-page opinion, the state Supreme Court struck down the current configuration of the state's 18 congressional districts as, "clearly, plainly, and palpably in violation of the state Constitution."
State Police say they will continue to conduct investigations of shootings by on-duty troopers.
The majority leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives says he plans to run for Congress to succeed U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster.
Pennsylvania's treasurer says his office returned more than $254 million in unclaimed property to the rightful owners last year.
A Pennsylvania woman has been arrested after one of her children reported she'd been drinking for three days straight and police found her passed out on the couch, with her four kids left to fend for themselves.
Pennsylvania has revealed it paid $900,000 in 2016 to settle a workplace sexual misconduct case, its biggest payout of that type to come to light in recent months.
Authorities say a driver who struck and injured a police officer in a church parking lot was shot and killed by another officer.
