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By Kevin Baas - Apr 29th, 2021 01:12 pm //end headline wrapper ?> Assembly Districts It has been well publicized that both Wisconsin’s state legislative and federal congressional districts were heavily gerrymandered in 2011 by Republicans in the Wisconsin state legislature as part of the nationwide “REDMAP” campaign. But it is not as well-known precisely to what extent they are gerrymandered. Allow me to help fill that gap. We can define disproportionality ...

Badger State liberals and conservatives are gearing up for another legal battle over drawing new legislative maps, but a judge said anticipation of litigation is not enough for lawmakers to hire outside counsel. Wisconsin Assembly Majority Leader Jim Steineke, R-Kaukauna, left, talks with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison on Jan. 4. (Amber Arnold/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File) MADISON, Wis. (CN) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided con...

‘Peoples Maps Commission’ can only make suggestions which Republican legislators say they will reject. //end headline wrapper ?> Assembly Districts A redistricting commission set up by Gov. Tony Evers will consider “partisan fairness” as one of its criteria for drawing its version of a legislative map for the next decade. While the change sounds simple, it’s a departure from the way redistricting plans have typically been drawn and could result in a Legislature that more closely res...

Wisconsin Democrats were flush with cash in the 2020 election cycle. Billionaire liberals like Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other super rich donors used a loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law to dump money into the coffers of the Democratic Party, which routed a considerable chunk of contributions to state legislative candidates. More favorable to Democrats in the last election, the loophole allowed four Democratic candidates and one Republican to destroy the previous record for most c...

Wisconsin Examiner Gear up for new maps Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. Supreme Court during oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford, Wisconsins gerrymandering case. (Photo by Olivier Douliery/Getty Images) The conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturns an emergency public health order in the middle of a pandemic — even as new COVID cases rise. Writing for the majority, Justice Brian Hagedorn acknowledges that the virus is “dangerous” and has “taken far too many ...

By Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Mar 9, 2021 12:01 AM By Anya van Wagtendonk For Wisconsin Watch Proposals to change Wisconsin’s voting system could determine how one of America’s top swing states picks congressional candidates, how it awards its 10 Electoral College votes, how fast results can be announced and who can use the increasingly popular method of absentee voting. But the political divisiveness that caused Wisconsin to flip from red to blue by the slimmest ...

If you want the Wisconsin Legislature to operate in an open and transparent manner, there’s a provision tucked in Gov. Tony Evers’ budget that deserves support.

Divided Wisconsin legislature will focus on COVID-19 relief, redistricting in new session We try to work together but it is hard to work with someone who doesn’t want to talk to you, representative says Herald Archives The Wisconsin State Legislature will center its focus on COVID-19 aid and redistricting policies as it pushes through another session of divided government. The legislature convened for its 2021 session Jan. 4 and is scheduled to adjourn Dec. 31. Results of the 2020 election le...

There's a lot going on in Wisconsin politics. From the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out to funding for the businesses and workers who have been hurt by the

A redistricting group called the People's Maps Commission has been holding virtual public hearings in each of ...