Metcalfe's exit as key committee chairman fuels optimism among redistricting reform supporters

A new year brought a change in leadership to the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee and with it came renewed optimism among anti-gerrymandering advocates that reform bills might have a chance this year.Aliquippa resident Jennifer Wood, co-coordinator of the Beaver County chapter of the anti-gerrymandering group Fair Districts PA, said there’s a feeling among reform supporters that “we’ll at least get a hearing on a bill” now that longtime State [...]