State Senator Lisa Boscola slammed preliminary state Senate maps that were released Thursday by the state’s Legislative Reapportionment Commission as "unconstitutional" and "a direct assault on the communities of interest in the Lehigh Valley in the name of political gamesmanship." WDIY's Sarit Laschinsky has more.
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State Sen. Lisa Boscola talks redistricting, election reform | FOX43 Capitol Beat
The Lehigh County Democrat is one of the senate s only remaining moderates, and has been pushing for an independent commission to redraw legislative lines for years. Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43) Updated: 9:56 AM EDT March 17, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. For the last seven years, State Senator Lisa Boscola has tried to reform the way legislative and congressional lines are drawn in Pennsylvania. Each of the previous three sessions, Boscola has produced bills which proposed to create an 11-member independent, citizen-led, redistricting commission.
Her bills have never reached the governor s desk.
Boscola, a moderate Democrat from Lehigh and Northampton Counties in Eastern Pennsylvania, spoke to FOX43 s Matt Maisel about the redistricting process during the
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As of midnight, it s take-out or delivery for restaurants for the next three weeks. However, some fed-up restaurant owners say it s time for the government to deliver more than just mandates. I didn t sleep all night. I ve gone through two pots of coffee. I m very frustrated and very disappointed, said Christopher Valianatos.Â
Gov. Tom Wolf handed a crushing blow to businesses Thursday, closing down indoor dining until Jan. 4.Â
Valianatos owns Borderline Restaurant in Bethlehem. To shut us down, to have no income before Christmas.I feel like I failed my workers, he said.Â
In a statement to 69 News, State Senator Lisa Boscola said in part: