09-02-2018 23:22 via yahoo.com

Pennsylvania lawmakers face Friday deadline for new congressional map

Republican leaders in Pennsylvania's legislature said they will submit new proposed congressional districts to Democratic Governor Tom Wolf by Friday's court-ordered deadline, moving closer to a revamped map that could reshape the 2018 electoral battle for Congress.The new map is the result of a Jan. 22 order from Pennsylvania's Supreme Court, which invalidated the existing district boundaries as an illegal gerrymander by the Republican-controlled legislature.In a 5-2 vote along party lines, the
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