Pa. Supreme Court will pick chair of powerful state redistricting panel
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Posted Apr 30, 2021
A five-member commission is tasked with drawing new state House and Senate maps every 10 years. (Madhuri Shukla / For Spotlight PA)
By Marie Albiges of Spotlight PA
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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will pick the chair of a powerful redistricting panel after the General Assembly’s top leaders deadlocked on who should cast the likely tie-breaking vote on new legislative maps.