Census may cause bigger mid-state delegation in the Legislature

From the PATRIOT–NEWS.COM:

…Pennsylvania is growing more slowly than the nation as a whole, meaning it likely it will again lose clout in Congress.

After the 2010 census is finished, seats in the U.S. House of Representatives will be re-allocated to reflect the nation’s population shifts. Pennsylvania will likely have one less seat in the House, experts said…

The eight-county south-central region continues to be a growth area and might pick up two House seats when the General Assembly’s district lines are redrawn…

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