Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated Tuesday that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries. “Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to retain legislative control by having someone Legislature-picked and Legislature-approved draw Wisconsin’s maps,” Evers said in a statement. “So I think it really is the time to get it done.” Vos said he preferred the current system for drawing maps — which gives full authority to the Legislature — but “sometimes you have to listen and you change your mind.” Vos said the proposal would also avoid wasting millions of dollars fighting the two pending redistricting lawsuits and a possible impeachment. Vos and other Republicans have floated the possibility of impeachment if newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz doesn’t recuse from the redistricting cases because she called the current maps “unfair” and “rigged” and accepted nearly $10 million in campaign donations from the Wisconsin Democratic Party.

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Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court
6 months ago

Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin taxpayers will pay half of the $128,000 bill submitted by redistricting consultants hired by the state’s Supreme Court for the work they did reviewing proposed legislative maps, the liberal majority of the court ordered Monday. They called the court’s order a “brazen imposition of judicial will.” The court hired a pair of redistricting consultants to review …

With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats in key battleground state Wisconsin have a chance at wresting some legislative control from Republicans thanks to Gov. But redrawn districts coupled with retirements have left almost two-thirds of the Assembly’s seats open this election cycle, giving Democrats their best shot at taking control of that chamber …

Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in 5 key state Senate races
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Democrats commit $7 million to TV ads in 5 key state Senate races

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats plan to spend $7 million on television ads in five state Senate races they believe are key to regaining control of the chamber, the biggest ad buy of its kind Democrats in the state have ever made in legislative races. For example, this one ad buy is nearly half of the money Democrats spent in …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them
10 months ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor signs his new legislative maps into law after Republicans pass them

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers signed new legislative district maps into law on Monday that he proposed and that the Republicans who control the Legislature passed to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court draw the lines. Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler said the new maps will have a “reverse coattails” effect benefitting Democrats in the …

Wisconsin Republicans urge state Supreme Court to reject redistricting report’s findings
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Republicans urge state Supreme Court to reject redistricting report’s findings

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republicans urged the state Supreme Court on Thursday to ignore a report from redistricting consultants that determined GOP-proposed legislative maps were unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders. While Republicans argue that the consultants’ findings are unsound, Democrats asked the court on Thursday to adopt one of their maps that the consultants found were “nearly indistinguishable.” The stakes are huge …

Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin Democrats inch closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democrats are inching closer to overturning Republican-drawn legislative maps that the GOP has used over the past 13 years to grow their majorities and advance their agenda. Republican maps adopted in 2022 by the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court used the 2011 map as a template and kept largely the same lines in place. Democrats filed their …

Wisconsin redistricting experts tell Supreme Court Republican map proposals are gerrymanders
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin redistricting experts tell Supreme Court Republican map proposals are gerrymanders

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Consultants hired by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to examine maps redrawing state legislative districts said Thursday that plans submitted by the Republican Legislature and a conservative law firm are partisan gerrymanders, but they stopped short of declaring the other four maps constitutional. “While this is just one step in this process, today is an important day for …

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor vetoes Republican map as another redistricting court fight looms

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. The veto came a day after five of Wisconsin’s Republican members of Congress, along with the GOP-controlled Legislature, asked the newest liberal member of the state Supreme Court not to hear a lawsuit that seeks to redraw congressional district maps ahead of the November election. Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos accused Evers of trusting …

Wisconsin Republican leader slams Democrats’ proposed election maps as ‘political gerrymander’
11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republican leader slams Democrats’ proposed election maps as ‘political gerrymander’

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s powerful Republican Assembly leader said Tuesday that he hopes the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court adopts new constitutional legislative boundary maps, even as he slammed proposals from Democrats as “a political gerrymander” and threatened an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. The map submitted by Republicans would maintain the current 64-35 GOP majority, while other maps would …

Wisconsin Republicans’ large majorities expected to shrink under new legislative maps
11 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin Republicans’ large majorities expected to shrink under new legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Most of the newly ordered maps redrawing Wisconsin’s political boundaries for the state Legislature would keep Republicans in majority control, but their dominance would be reduced, according to an independent analysis of the plans. Seven sets of new state Senate and Assembly maps were submitted on Friday, the deadline given by the Wisconsin Supreme Court to propose …

Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wisconsin redistricting consultants to be paid up to $100,000 each

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Two consultants hired to analyze new legislative boundary lines in Wisconsin after the state’s Supreme Court tossed out the current Republican-drawn maps will be paid up to $100,000 each under terms of their contracts made public Thursday. Court challenges could result in new U.S. House and state legislative maps before the November election. Jonathan Cervas, of Carnegie …

GOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps
11 months, 3 weeks ago

GOP lawmakers ask Wisconsin Supreme Court to reconsider redistricting ruling, schedule for new maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican lawmakers have asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to stay and reconsider its finding that the state’s legislative district boundaries are unconstitutional. Attorneys representing a host of Republican state Senators filed a motion with the court Thursday saying they can’t meet the court’s Jan. 12 deadline for new maps. The court ordered the Legislature and other parties …

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
1 year ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats

LA Times  

The Wisconsin Supreme Court listens to arguments from Wisconsin Assistant Atty. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a state with large Republican legislative majorities. “Because the current state legislative districts contain separate, detached territory and therefore violate the constitution’s contiguity requirements, we enjoin …

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats
1 year ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case brought by Democrats

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. “Because the current state legislative districts contain separate, detached territory and therefore violate the constitution’s contiguity requirements, we enjoin the Wisconsin Elections Commission …

Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely
1 year ago

Wisconsin leader pivots, says impeachment of state Supreme Court justice over redistricting unlikely

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican leader of Wisconsin’s Assembly who had threatened possible impeachment of a new liberal state Supreme Court justice over her views on redistricting now says such a move is “super unlikely.” Assembly Speaker Robin Vos originally threatened to impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz if she did not recuse herself from the redistricting challenge, which is backed by …

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission
1 year ago

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin legislative leader said Wednesday that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks to give the GOP-controlled Legislature the ultimate power to oversee elections, taking it away from an independent bipartisan commission. Republican state Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press in an interview that he “wouldn’t imagine” that the bill introduced …

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hearing Arguments On Redistricting That Could Result In New Maps For 2024
1 year, 1 month ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court Hearing Arguments On Redistricting That Could Result In New Maps For 2024

Huff Post  

FILE - A man walks by the Wisconsin Capitol, Oct. 10, 2012, in Madison, Wis. Supporters of Wisconsin's taxpayer-funded school choice and independent charter school programs urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which is located inside the state Capitol, on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, to reject a lawsuit seeking to declare the programs unconstitutional, saying such a move would create chaos …

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps
1 year, 1 month ago

Democrats urge Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democrats urged the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn Republican-drawn legislative maps Tuesday, with conservative justices questioning the timing of the redistricting challenge, while liberals focused on the constitutionality of the current maps and what the process should be for adopting new ones. Conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley most aggressively questioned the motives of Democrats and repeatedly referenced newly …

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court asked to draw new legislative boundaries over Republican objections

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic voters in Wisconsin hoping to undo Republican-drawn legislative district maps told the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court on Monday that it should create new maps by March — forcing every lawmaker to stand for election under redrawn lines in 2024. New maps favoring Democrats would weaken Republicans’ grip on legislative power, which they have also used in …

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases
1 year, 2 months ago

Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice rejects GOP call to recuse on redistricting cases

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 vote along partisan lines Friday, agreed to hear a challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps after a newly elected liberal justice declined to recuse herself. Republicans had asked that Protasiewicz recuse from both redistricting cases, arguing in their motion that “Justice Protasiewicz’s campaign statements reveal that her thumb is very much …

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed disputed top elections official
1 year, 2 months ago

Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed disputed top elections official

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate’s elections committee retaliated Tuesday against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official earlier this year. The committee voted along party lines against confirming Democratic Commissioner Joseph Czarnezki, who was appointed to the Wisconsin Elections Commission in …

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans pass sweeping redistricting reform, but likely veto awaits
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Assembly Republicans pass sweeping redistricting reform, but likely veto awaits

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Assembly passed a sweeping redistricting reform plan Thursday that takes the power of drawing maps out of the hands of lawmakers and gives it to nonpartisan staff. Democrats, suspicious of Republican motives, urged opposition to the proposal, saying it’s all a ruse designed to circumvent the newly liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court from throwing out the …

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
1 year, 3 months ago

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the …

'Breathtaking contempt': GOP blasted for working to silence Wisconsin opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

'Breathtaking contempt': GOP blasted for working to silence Wisconsin opposition

Raw Story  

The extent to which Wisconsin Republicans have used gerrymandering to solidify their grip on power shows “breathtaking contempt’ for residents, New York Times columnist Jamelle Bouie wrote Friday. Bouie notes that Republicans in 2012 captured 60 percent of the state’s Assembly seats despite garnering a minority of the statewide vote that year. And Bouie contends that Wisconsin Republicans are moving …

Wisconsin GOP may try to impeach newly-elected liberal Supreme Court justice
1 year, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP may try to impeach newly-elected liberal Supreme Court justice

Salon  

Wisconsin Republicans are considering the impeachment of a newly-elected liberal justice on the state Supreme Court before she has even heard a case, according to a New York Times report. The threats to Justice Janet Protasiewicz came only weeks after her decisive election victory, which created a new 4-3 liberal majority on the state's high court that is likely to …

Wisconsin Republicans ask newly elected liberal justice to not hear redistricting case
1 year, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans ask newly elected liberal justice to not hear redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature asked that the newest Democratic-backed justice on the state Supreme Court recuse herself from lawsuits seeking to overturn GOP-drawn electoral maps, arguing that she has prejudged the cases. Republicans argue in their motions filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday and made public Wednesday that Justice Janet Protasiewicz can’t fairly …

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader
1 year, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to force vote on reappointment of nonpartisan election leader

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate, in a surprise move Wednesday night, proceeded with trying to force a vote on firing the state’s nonpartisan top elections official before the 2024 presidential election. The Republican move was an attempt to get around Democrats on the Wisconsin Elections Commission who a day earlier tried to block the Senate from …

Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan
1 year, 7 months ago

Wisconsin election officials want to revive ‘critical’ plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Election officials in battleground Wisconsin hope to revive a bipartisan plan they say is critical to rebuilding confidence in elections but that was killed last week by Republicans without debate. The state’s chief elections official said a new division designed to handle voters’ concerns and deal with an onslaught of records requests and complaints was “exactly what …

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT
1 year, 10 months ago

Wisconsin Dems 'giddy' about MAGA candidate who has been disavowed by her own party: NYT

Raw Story  

Democrats across America last year engaged in a controversial and oft-criticized strategy that involved prompting extreme MAGA candidates in Republican primaries in the hopes that they would be easier to defeat in general elections. Because of this success, reports the New York Times, the Wisconsin Democratic Party is now promoting the candidacy of Janel Brandtjen, a Trump-loving election denier who …

Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts governor’s redistricting maps
2 years, 9 months ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts governor’s redistricting maps

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday adopted “least change” legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. “The maps I submitted to the Court that were selected today are a vast improvement from the gerrymandered maps Wisconsin has had for the last decade and the even more gerrymandered Republicans maps that I vetoed last year.” …

Key Wisconsin Republican wants end to GOP-led election probe
3 years ago

Key Wisconsin Republican wants end to GOP-led election probe

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Republican who leads the Senate Elections Committee said Monday that the GOP-ordered review of the 2020 election is riling up people who don’t understand elections and that it needs to end. State Sen. Kathy Bernier, of Lake Hallie, said the investigation led by former state Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman contains “made-up things” meant to …

US Supreme Court won’t end Wisconsin redistricting lawsuit
3 years ago

US Supreme Court won’t end Wisconsin redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

The U.S. Supreme Court this week rejected a lawsuit from Wisconsin Republicans seeking to kill a redistricting case brought by Democrats, keeping hope alive for liberals that they can seek to block GOP-drawn maps through the federal courts. They wanted the Supreme Court to dismiss the Democrats’ case, which attempts to have federal courts draw the state’s political boundary lines. …

Democrat Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting
3 years, 1 month ago

Democrat Evers vetoes Republican-drawn redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers followed through Thursday on his promise to veto the Republican-drawn redistricting plans, calling the maps “gerrymandering 2.0.” The move officially shifts the fight over the once-a-decade job of drawing new political boundary lines for legislative and congressional districts to the courts. The last three times redistricting took place in Wisconsin under divided …

Wisconsin GOP OKs redistricting plans while Dems can’t agree
3 years, 1 month ago

Wisconsin GOP OKs redistricting plans while Dems can’t agree

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature on Thursday gave final approval to the GOP’s redistricting plans, after the maps proposed by a nonpartisan commission were lambasted by several Democrats. Democrats and other opponents to the GOP maps want Republicans to consider alternate proposals, including ones drawn by the commission. The proposed maps would largely keep those legislative districts in …

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan
3 years, 1 month ago

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate OKs their own redistricting plan

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin state Senate on Monday approved a redistricting plan similar to one passed a decade ago in an apparent attempt to hold the line on GOP majorities in the Legislature. Democratic state Sen. Chris Larson, of Milwaukee, described the GOP-drawn maps as “an abortion of democracy,” and said the maps are based on a “newfound …

Wisconsin Republicans take redistricting case to high court
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans take redistricting case to high court

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Republican state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss a redistricting lawsuit brought by Democrats that asks a federal court to draw political boundary lines in the battleground state. The filing by attorneys representing the Republican-controlled Legislature comes two days after the conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court said it would hear a similar case …

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House

Associated Press  

INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans forced their redistricting plan for congressional and legislative seats through the Indiana House on Thursday, casting aside objections that the new maps lock in an excessive partisan advantage for the GOP for another decade. Democrats argued the Republicans were using gerrymandering — drawing districts to favor a particular party — to cement supermajorities in the Legislature, giving …

Wisconsin GOP redistricting resolution draws Democratic ire
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin GOP redistricting resolution draws Democratic ire

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A resolution from Wisconsin Republicans calling for new political boundary lines to adhere as closely as possible to existing congressional and legislative districts drew criticism Thursday from Democrats, who have long argued that the existing maps are gerrymandered and unconstitutional. One of guidelines in the resolution calls for retaining “as much as possible the core of existing …

Wisconsin governor wants to intervene in redistricting case
3 years, 3 months ago

Wisconsin governor wants to intervene in redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers asked a federal court on Monday to allow him to intervene in a lawsuit filed by fellow Democrats that seeks to have federal courts draw new boundary lines if the governor and Republican-controlled Legislature can’t reach agreement. Republicans want to keep the legal battle over the once-a-decade job of redrawing political lines in …

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans try to intervene in redistricting case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature wants to intervene in a second federal lawsuit brought by advocacy groups that seeks to have a court set a timeline and be prepared to draw new legislative maps. They have not taken steps yet to intervene in a third lawsuit brought by conservatives that seeks to have the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which …

Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin
3 years, 4 months ago

Conservatives file redistricting lawsuit in Wisconsin

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A conservative group filed a redistricting lawsuit with the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, an action that comes after Democrats filed their own legal challenge in federal court less than two weeks ago. Democrats and the advocacy groups are asking the federal courts to handle the drawing of new maps, while the lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin …

Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuit
3 years, 4 months ago

Wisconsin Republicans seek to dismiss redistricting lawsuit

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature wants a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Democrats that seeks to have a judge take over the process of drawing new boundary lines if lawmakers and the Democratic governor can’t reach agreement. Republicans, in a motion filed Tuesday, call the Democratic lawsuit “wildly premature” and a “direct attack on the Legislature’s …

Republicans approve attempt to intervene in redistricting
3 years, 4 months ago

Republicans approve attempt to intervene in redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Republican legislative leaders voted Tuesday to hire attorneys and attempt to intervene in a federal lawsuit brought by Democrats that seeks to throw out the state’s current congressional and legislative district boundaries and not have them be the basis for drawing new maps. The Legislature’s GOP-controlled Joint Committee on Legislative Organization voted 6-4, with all Republicans in …

Local elections new front in Wisconsin redistricting battle
3 years, 6 months ago

Local elections new front in Wisconsin redistricting battle

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — County board and local aldermanic districts in Wisconsin would remain the same next year under a bill moving quickly through the Republican-controlled Legislature that would delay redistricting and implementation of new political boundaries for local races until at least 2023. “I don’t view this bill as innocuous,” said Democratic Rep. “I think this bill is going to …

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting
3 years, 7 months ago

Wisconsin remains a priority state for redistricting

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin remains a priority state for a Democratic group focused on redistricting that is backed by former President Barack Obama, even though Republicans can’t draw and enact whatever maps they want like they did 10 years ago. Eric Holder, Obama’s former attorney general who has run the National Democratic Redistricting Committee since it was created in 2017, …

Wisconsin justices skeptical of GOP redistricting proposal
3 years, 11 months ago

Wisconsin justices skeptical of GOP redistricting proposal

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A Republican-backed push to fast-track redistricting lawsuits in the Wisconsin Supreme Court met with skepticism during a Thursday hearing, with the court’s conservative chief justice questioning why the proposal was necessary and how the thinly staffed court could be expected to draw maps. The state’s highest court is deciding whether to adopt a rule that would require …

Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months
4 years, 5 months ago

Wisconsin Democrats raised record-high $10M over 3 months

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Democratic Party said Tuesday that it raised more money from April to June than in any other three-month period in state party’s history, bolstering its bank account in this hotly contested presidential battleground state. In addition to trying to win the state for Biden, Wisconsin Democrats are also working to prevent Republicans from winning three …

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