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This is the year for redrawing the lines of congressional districts, the process known as redistricting when it works well and gerrymandering when it doesnât.
The process occurs every 10 years in the year after the federal census, a requirement of the U.S. Constitution to ensure that states are represented in the House of Representatives according to population. Pennsylvania is expected to lose a seat this year based on declining population, leaving 17 districts for 18 incumbent U.S. House members, raising the sticky question of whose district will disappear and whose political career could be upended.
By the end of this month, the U.S. Census Bureau will release state population counts to determine how many congressional seats and Electoral College votes each state gets. If that confirms projections that Pennsylvania will lose a seat, it will be the 10th consecutive decade that the Keystone State has lost clout in Congress and presidential contests as its population growth co
A Republican-backed bill that would kill PennDOT s plan to toll nine bridges â including the Lenhartsville Bridge on Interstate 78 â is headed for a vote in the Senate.
The state Senate Transportation Committee is trying to put the brakes on PennDOTâs plan to charge motorists a $1 or $2 toll.
The committee voted 9-4 on March 17, with Republicans all voting for the bill to block the toll and Democrats voting for PennDOTâs plan.
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The bill moves to the full Senate, but a vote has not yet been scheduled.
The impetus for the bill is PennDOTâs Pathways plan to look for funding solutions that include imposing the fee. The fees would be used to fund the rehabilitation and/or replacement of dilapidated bridges.