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By Tim Kowols -- One small provision in the recently announced nonpartisan redistricting bill is why you may see many Democrats and voter advocacy groups be sour on the proposal.

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has shot down as "bogus" a surprise plan Republicans floated that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff.

Today, Thursday, Sept. 14, Wisconsin Planned Parenthood announced that it will be resuming abortion services beginning next week. The announcement came after Dane County Judge Diane Schlipper ruled that the 173-year-old Wisconsin law does not apply to consensual medical abortions.  Associated Press News (AP News) stated, “Dane County Circuit Judge Diane Schlipper said the legal...

Fixing Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional public school funding system will cost $6.2 billion, lawmakers were told this week.

The Assembly is scheduled to vote on the new plan Thursday.

The proposal to implement nonpartisan political boundaries by the 2024 election will receive a vote this week. Democratic Gov. Tony Evers swiftly rejected the proposal.

The announcement comes as legal challenges to Wisconsin’s gerrymandered maps have threatened Republicans’ power.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries. The Republican move comes as Wisconsin justices are considering two Democratic-backed lawsuits seeking […]

Tony Evers shot down the proposal as “bogus."

Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as "bogus" a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries.