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Republicans have filed their appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court , asking the justices to quickly block a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling last week that accepted redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers. WUWM asks a conservative lawyer why he's joined the appeal of Wisconsin's redistricting case.
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Republicans, unhappy with a Wisconsin Supreme Court redistricting decision, seek help from Washington.
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A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has adopted “least change” legislative and congressional redistricting maps submitted by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, a plan that keeps Republican majorities in place by making few deviations to current districts.
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Janan Najeeb, president of the Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition and the director of the Islamic Resource Center, voices the need for representation of Milwaukee's Muslim community in the redistricting process.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices are questioning whether political boundary lines drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers or someone else should be the enacted for the next decade. The court heard redistricting arguments Wednesday.
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Acting Mayor Cavalier Johnson enacts new aldermanic districts in Milwaukee, Latino leaders concernedActing Mayor Cavalier Johnson signed off on new aldermanic districts in Milwaukee Tuesday.
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The Milwaukee Common Council is going back to the drawing board to look at the city’s aldermanic districts. The Common Council sided with Mayor Tom Barrett’s veto of a proposed aldermanic district map and will reopen the redistricting process for more community input.
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For the past decade, gerrymandering has come to define our political landscape. Gerrymandering is when district lines are drawn to political advantage or disadvantage a party or politician, but it's not always partisan. A new reports find that in some cities, including Milwaukee, gerrymandering has been used to reward political favors and punish political opposition.
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Elections, both last year's and next year's, are making a major splash in Wisconsin this week.
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Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers followed through Thursday on his promise to veto the Republican-drawn redistricting plans, calling the maps “gerrymandering 2.0.”