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Understand redestricting in Pennsylvania, including congressional district maps, gerrymandering, control of the legislature, and more.

“We've had an agenda to defend democracy for a long time, and we finally will get ready to enact it as we go into 2023,” state House Democratic Leader Joanna McClinton of Philadelphia said Wednesday.

Democrats believe they will take control of the Pennsylvania House for the first time in more than a decade

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

Unofficial results from Tuesday’s midterm election show that Democrats are expected to flip a number of Republican-controlled seats in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, and State College.

For the past 12 years, voters in the 151st District have sent Todd Stephens (right) back to Harrisburg because of that deep local connection and a laser focus on constituent issues, even as they overwhelmingly picked Democrats in statewide races.

Democrats bet on abortion rights as winning issue as they seek control of Pa. House

by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA

The revamped state House and Senate lines were approved by a commission made up of legislative leaders and an independent chair, and unanimously upheld by Pennsylvania’s highest court.

Pa. election 2022: How redistricting could alter control of the legislature and other changes to watch Nov. 8

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA and Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA

To understand how much money Democrats and Republicans spent to convince Pennsylvanians and the court system to support their maps, Spotlight PA asked the four caucuses for invoices from January 2021 to June 2022

Pa. lawmakers spent at least $3 million on private lawyers, experts during redistricting battle, invoices show

by Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to consider a case that could reshape election policy across the country, including in Pennsylvania.

What is the independent state legislature doctrine, and why does it matter for Pa.?

by Ethan Edward Coston of Spotlight PA

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