Republican-led senate votes on Democratic governor’s maps after state supreme court ruled current maps are unconstitutional
The Wisconsin state senate voted on Tuesday to adopt legislative maps drawn by Democratic governor Tony Evers – inching the state closer to undoing the extreme gerrymander that has ensured Republican control of the state for more than a decade.
The vote from the Republican-dominated legislature is a sign that the years-long battle over Wisconsin’s legislative maps may be finally drawing to a close, giving Democrats a chance to win control of the state legislature in upcoming elections for the first time since 2012.
Continue reading…Republican-led senate votes on Democratic governor’s maps after state supreme court ruled current maps are unconstitutionalThe Wisconsin state senate voted on Tuesday to adopt legislative maps drawn by Democratic governor Tony Evers – inching the state closer to undoing the extreme gerrymander that has ensured Republican control of the state for more than a decade.The vote from the Republican-dominated legislature is a sign that the years-long battle over Wisconsin’s legislative maps may be finally drawing to a close, giving Democrats a chance to win control of the state legislature in upcoming elections for the first time since 2012. Continue reading…