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Some districts split towns apart. Others packed all the votes in a city together, or stretched to join urban with suburban. But taken together, Republicans’ 2011 legislative maps did one thing: changed the game in Wisconsin politics.
On Thursday, Oct. 14 at noon, join WPR Special Projects Reporter Bridgit Bowden and WPR Capitol Bureau Chief Shawn Johnson for a free virtual conversation about WPR’s new podcast “Mapped Out.” Secret meetings, deleted documents, and a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court—Wisconsin’s 2011 legislative redistricting process was anything but routine. Join the
Officials in Madison, Wisconsin, are planning an "enhanced" law enforcement presence around the state Capitol after the FBI warned of plans for armed protests in all 50 states ahead of Inauguration Day.