The state Supreme Court’s decision on a map may determine whether Republicans or Democrats have the edge in the midterm elections.
“Now that the five-member LRC has usable Census data, it has three months to submit its first map.”
Legal experts have warned the state’s Legislative Redistricting Commission that new maps unfairly splitting those communities up could violate federal law.
Mental health, education, poverty and other issues were tackled.
Genetic ancestry tests, changes to how census responses were categorized and more children born to parents who identify with different racial groups led to a 276% jump in the multiracial population.
By Hansi Lo Wang/NPR The Borough of State College is listed as having about 1,500 fewer residents than in 2010 in new 2020 population data the Census Bureau released last week.
The 5-member panel that draws new state House and Senate maps will have to consider how to evenly distribute Pennsylvania’s shifting population.
By Sarah Anne Hughes/Spotlight PA 
