by Holly Bland | Nov 17, 2020 | Newsroom
It may not be so easy this time By Adam Roberts FOCUS ONLY on elections and you risk missing how, once in a decade, decisions are made that greatly influence who gets to hold power in America. In the year after the 2020 census it is up to states—either through their...
by Holly Bland | Nov 14, 2020 | Newsroom
By Fred Kessler As a Wisconsin legislator, I was one of the people who sued the state in 2011, arguing that maps drawn by my Republican colleagues amounted to an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. It was the case that prompted the Supreme Court to decide last year...
by Holly Bland | Nov 12, 2020 | Newsroom
By Joy Powers Every decade states around the country redraw their district maps. This process creates different legislative and congressional districts, proportionately divided by population. But since it last happened in 2011, the redistricting process has become...
by Holly Bland | Nov 12, 2020 | Newsroom
By Mitchell Schmidt Continuing a decade-long trend in Wisconsin due in part to GOP-drawn legislative maps, Democratic candidates on Tuesday secured fewer legislative seats than what their statewide vote total would suggest. A Wisconsin State Journal analysis of...
by Holly Bland | Nov 9, 2020 | Newsroom
Current districts drawn in 2011 have kept Wisconsin GOP in control for last ten years, UW Political Science Professor says By Sally Reed This year’s state election results show Wisconsin’s districts are gerrymandered to favor republican legislators, according to an...
by Holly Bland | Nov 6, 2020 | Newsroom
By Frederick P. Kessler First, some background: As a Wisconsin legislator I was one of the people who sued the state in 2011, arguing that maps drawn by my Republican colleagues amounted to an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. It was the case that prompted the...
