October 25, 2021 | 6:05 PM
State redistricting panel is now on deadline to draft its first map
“Now that the five-member LRC has usable Census data, it has three months to submit its first map.”
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October 14, 2021 | 3:48 PM
Communities of color want to be ‘stewards,’ not ‘victims’ of Pa. redistricting plans
Legal experts have warned the state’s Legislative Redistricting Commission that new maps unfairly splitting those communities up could violate federal law.
September 30, 2021 | 4:27 PM
Latino political power, health, future examined at statewide convention
Mental health, education, poverty and other issues were tackled.
August 30, 2021 | 11:08 AM
The census has revealed a more multiracial U.S. One reason? Cheaper DNA tests
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 August 20, 2021 | 11:17 AM
State College plans to request a census recount, suspecting a pandemic-related undercount
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.
August 18, 2021 | 11:12 AM
4 takeaways from new Pa. census data and what it means for redistricting
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 August 13, 2021 | 7:38 AM
What the new census data shows about race depends on how you look at it
Growing numbers of people in the U.S. are reporting on census forms that they identify with more than one racial group. But they’re often hidden in breakdowns of the country’s demographics.
By Connie Hanzhang Jin, Ruth Talbot and Hansi Lo Wang/NPR August 12, 2021 | 5:58 PM
U.S. Census data drop puts Pa. lawmakers closer to drawing the state’s new political boundaries
Once state-appointed experts have combed through the new detailed population counts from last year’s census, lawmakers will have what they need to officially start the once-a-decade process.
