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With the Census process wrapping up, attention is now focused on political redistricting. Soon state officials and commissions across the country will determine how districts for U.S. House seats and — perhaps more importantly — state Legislative seats will be drawn. Just $1 gives you full access for 6 months to exclusive content from The Journal Times and journaltimes.com. The incredible deal won't last lo… Ten years ago, here in Wisconsin, the Republican-controlled state Legislature convened with lawyers behind closed doors to draw up the current legislative seats. The Wisconsin...

April 20, 2021 12:07 PM As we get closer to the promised release of official 2020 Census numbers, politicians in Alabama and New York have reason to sweat a bit. The state population totals coming out by the end of this month will decide how the 435 seats in the House are divided among the states for the next decade, with faster-growing places gaining and the rest staying the same or losing. Each state is guaranteed one district under the Constitution. An arcane formula that governs reapportionment creates a rank-ordered list of “priority values” that determine which states g...

Apparently the GOP-controlled Iowa Legislature didn’t get the memo. Members of the majority party now embrace big, meddling government. They excel at stripping decision-making authority from cities, counties and even private practitioners and businesses. Their obsession with micromanaging others is particularly egregious this legislative session. Among what they are trying to do: Ban traffic cameras Local traffic ordinances are enforced by local law enforcement. Yet Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale, wants to strip from police an enforcement option. He has sponsored, again, a bill prohibiting t...

There are sound reasons for such an effort that should satisfy both conservatives and liberals. Renewable energy has traditionally been pitched as an environmental cause, and there are certainly benefits there. But the reality is that the advantages go far beyond tree-hugging. Renewable energy has the potential to be an economic driver, a source of new technological innovation, boosted tax revenue and jobs that are better suited to the coming decades’ changes than many others. The efforts don’t need to be concentrated on large-scale projects like wind farms, either. While those are increa...

By Liz Holbrook Feb 11, 2021 6:06 PM Logo for the nonpartisan The People's Map Commission. (Photo courtesy of the State of Wisconsin.) WAUSAU, WI (WSAU) — A local elected official will be sharing their experience with nonpartisan redistricting to state officials. Thursday evening Wausau Mayor Katie Rosenberg will be testifying before the People’s Map Commission at their virtual public hearing for the 1st Congressional District. The People’s Map Commission is a nine-member nonpartisan redistricting commission charged with drawing fair, and impartial maps for Wisconsin. ...