by Jacob Malinowski | Oct 29, 2021 | Newsroom
Testimony overwhelmingly opposes GOP redistricting plan By Ruth Conniff The Wisconsin Legislature held an eight-and-a-half-hour public hearing on voting maps for legislative and Congressional districts on Thursday — the first such hearing in more than a decade and the...
by Jacob Malinowski | Oct 15, 2021 | Newsroom
By Patrick Marley MADISON – The chairman of a state Senate committee won’t advance nonpartisan redistricting legislation even as one of his fellow Republicans calls for a hearing on the bill. Republican Sen. Dale Kooyenga of Brookfield this...
by Jacob Malinowski | Sep 27, 2021 | Newsroom
By Matt Rothschild On Sept. 23, Speaker Robin Vos and Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu introduced a resolution that makes clear they want to rig the maps again the upcoming redistricting. In Assembly Joint Resolution 80, they spelled out their criteria for drawing...
by Jacob Malinowski | Aug 9, 2021 | Newsroom
By Matt Rothschild The Democratic co-authors of the bills to ban gerrymandering in Wisconsin have requested a public hearing on them. Sen. Jeff Smith and Rep. Deb Andraca introduced their bills ( Senate Bill 389 and Assembly Bill 395) back on May 17. On August 5,...
by Jacob Malinowski | Jul 21, 2021 | Newsroom
Gerrymandering guarantees undemocratic elections. Activists in Wisconsin are organizing to win an uphill battle for a fairer process. By KATJUSA CISAR High school student Michael Nichols became an activist against gerrymandering as he was wrapping up his senior year...
by Jacob Malinowski | Jun 30, 2021 | Newsroom
By Cathy Kozlowicz It can be hard to get state-elected officials to focus on school issues, said Summit resident Jane Speer. She said one reason might be that although she lives in the Oconomowoc Area School District, neither of her state...
