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Pennsylvania
Pennsylvenia Governor Tom Corbett and the oil industry
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 09:07 — SgtCedarThe main electorial issue in Pennsylvania is the attempt to replace Governor Tom Corbett. Corbett was elected with the huge financial assistance of the gas drilling (and fracking) industry. Corbett ran in 2010 promissing to keep the drilling in Pennsylvania by not over-regulating or over-taxing the industry. The end result of a state totally controlled by Republicans was no severance fee for natural gas and almost no regulations on the drilling industry.
Redistricting procedure in Pennsylvania
Mon, 03/03/2014 - 00:41 — SgtCedar| This blog entry is related to the poll: | What rules to adopt to draw district boundaries and avoid gerrymandering? (Total: 4 posts) |
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I have suggested the following changes in the redistricting procedure in Pennsylvania. Currently, the seats in the congressional delegation are drawn by an "independant commission" but its members are appointed by the leadership of the party caucuses in the two houses of the General Assembly. The 4 appointed members select one independant member. Seats in the state Senate and House of Representatives are drawn the leadership of the two major parties in the two houses themselves. There is no connection between federal House seats, state Senate seats, and state House seats.