As Deadlines Loom, Lawmakers Exchange Words On Congressional Redistricting

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — When the state legislature failed to pass a redistricting bill by last Friday’s Supreme Court deadline, two Republican leaders — House Speaker Mike Turzai and Senate President Joe Scarnati — drew up their own plan and sent it on to the governor.
“I didn’t get the map until late Friday,” said Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday morning in Pittsburgh.That plan has more compact districts than the one Republicans en