The PA Legislature has recessed until September after passing a constitutional amendments package that would dramatically shift the balance of power and call multiple rights into question, including the right to abortion healthcare.

According to an initial draft Supreme Court majority opinion obtained by POLITICO, the Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade. The court’s decision will not be final until it is published, likely in the next two months.

Governor Tom Wolf sent a letter to House leadership and the chairs of the House State Government Committee outlining his concerns with the proposed new map for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts passed by the committee Dec. 15.

Ten $1000 prizes will be given for the top PA House and Senate district plans/maps (five in each category) that meet criteria proposed in LACRA (the Legislative and Congressional Redistricting Act). Winning maps will be used in Community Mapping Conversations. While LACRA has not been enacted and time has run out to pass it in the current legislative session, our goal is to show LACRA criteria in action and to ask for maps that meet those criteria. Contest deadline: Midnight, July 14 For Contest details, submission form and contest links Click READ MORE