STATE HOUSE VOTES FOR CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING PLAN

A plan to redraw lines for Pennsylvania’s congressional districts passed the state House on Wednesday with a partisan vote that signaled lawmakers face more redistricting work ahead. every Democrat and two state republicans voting against the proposal that would reshuffle the state to take into account 2020 census results where Pennsylvania lost a congressional seat.  York County Rep. Seth Grove, the Republican chair of the State Government Committee says the map would likely result in eight Democratic districts, eight Republican districts and one toss-up,   In Pennsylvania, congressional maps are handled as regular legislation that must pass both chambers of the Republican majority General Assembly before going  in front of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf for his approval.