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WHYY By Marie Albiges, Spotlight PAMay 3, 2021 While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny. (Charles Fox/Philadelphia Inquirer) This story originally appeared on Spotlight PA. ___ This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. When Amanda Holt was preparing to vote in 201...

Philadelphia Inquirer Amanda Holt, a graphic artist and piano teacher from Allentown, drew her own political maps after noticing oddities in the ones drawn by lawmakers. This article is part of a yearlong reporting project focused on redistricting and gerrymandering in Pennsylvania. It is made possible by the support of Spotlight PA members and Votebeat, a project focused on election integrity and voting access. When Amanda Holt was preparing to vote in 2010, she noticed something odd about the congressional districts within her county. One small voting precinct of about 2,000 people in Leh...

While a court declared Pennsylvania's previous congressional map was drawn to benefit Republicans, the current legislative maps have not faced the same level of scrutiny.

But is this a trend? The symptom of internal decay? Is the Golden State turning to rust? No one really knows, but it should seriously concern us and be honestly confronted. "Sitting back and doing nothing is not the solution, whether it's on housing or the economy or equity," Jeff Bellisario, executive director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle. "It's a signal to policymakers that we're not headed in the right direction." A little history: In the 1940s, New York — the Empire State — held 45 House seats, the largest bloc in the nati...

Census results show that for the first time in our 170-year history, California will lose a congressional seat.