by Holly Bland | Feb 25, 2020 | Newsroom
By AUDREY NOWAKOWSKI & MAGGIE HOLDORF The 2020 census will impact the nation — from determining how much federal money will go to states, to dividing congressional seats, to helping city planners organize and build for their futures. However, a less than stellar...
by Holly Bland | Feb 11, 2020 | Newsroom
by KAITLIN KONS Gov. Tony Evers, in his State of the State address, announced a new commission for creating a nonpartisan map of Wisconsin, infamously regarded as the most gerrymandered state. To brief those unfamiliar with this concept, gerrymandering is the practice...
by Holly Bland | Jan 29, 2020 | Newsroom
By Ruth Conniff Mike Pence, Betsy DeVos and the destruction of Wisconsin There was something fishy about the whole spectacle at the Capitol on Tuesday, as Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos parachuted in to praise Wisconsin as “the...
by Alanna Conley | Jan 28, 2020 | Newsroom
by Victor Jacobo, CBS58 MADISON, Wis. (CBS 58) — Governor Evers signed an executive order to establish a nonpartisan redistricting commission in an effort to draw what he calls are fair and impartial maps in 2021. “People should be able to choose their elected...
by Alanna Conley | Jan 28, 2020 | Newsroom
Patrick Marley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MADISON, Wis. – Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday to establish a redistricting commission that excludes political party officials, lobbyists and lawmakers. He took that step as GOP Assembly...
by Alanna Conley | Jan 28, 2020 | Newsroom
Riley Vetterkind, Wisconsin State Journal MADISON, Wis. – Gov. Tony Evers signed an executive order Monday creating a nonpartisan redistricting commission that excludes lawmakers, lobbyists and party officials from participating. The commission, which Evers...