bill to create nonpartisan panel, introduced June, has drawn four of State Assembly's 64 Republicans as co-sponsors. ... No state epitomizes the potential roadblocks more than Wisconsin, and Legislature has remained Republican since the last political maps were drawn in 2011.....…
The 2010 elections resulted in severely gerrymandered maps in states like North Carolina, Wisconsin, and Texas, where Republicans have hung onto outsized congressional majorities even as their states have gotten more purple.. ..…
The court had declined to similar cases five times before, most last year, when the justices refused to decide partisan gerrymandering challenges Wisconsin and Maryland. ... Republicans seized in many states in the midterm elections, giving them control over the redistricting..…
MADISON - Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld lame-duck laws Friday that limit the power of the state's new Democratic governor, handing Republicans in one of several legal fights over the laws. . ... Legislature's top Republicans, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos of Rochester and..…
Thanks to President Trump's and Republican control of Senate, Roberts leads court with Republican appointees. But in the election, GOP won full control in states including North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, and Republicans drew election maps that ensured..…
District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina issued ruling last January that struck down that state's map, ruling that the map was unconstitutional because it had been drawn for the primary purpose of achieving advantage for Republicans.. The in that case was something of hybrid of..…
Those weaknesses growing more pronounced, with Democrats losing ground up north and in Wisconsin and Republicans losing ground in the metro areas of Milwaukee and Madison.. ..…
House of Representatives passed HR, Wisconsin Democrats and Republicans voted along party lines for number of amendments to the bill. ..…
Evers called Niess ruling a victory for the people of Wisconsin, Republicans had overreached in the extraordinary session. . ..…
Republicans continue to hold a five-to-three edge in Wisconsin’s US House seats as well as a majority in both the state assembly and senate. ... Wisconsin has, perhaps, halted the rightward lurch that occurred under its former Republican governor. ..…
In Wisconsin, Republicans have gerrymandered perfect storm — set of districts which mean no matter vote, wide outcomes, state Republicans will maintain hegemony and mandate for power.. ... In other words, Republican Party of Wisconsin, in votes, lost across..…
Evers plans to include in his state budget to be released next week and promised to make push across the state to increase pressure on Republicans to approve it... We will take this directly to the people of Wisconsin, Tuesday during interview with Mike Gousha at Marquette University Law..…
Like I was concerned about how the policies of Scott Walker and Wisconsin Republicans were taking opportunity away from our kids, jeopardizing the future of our communities and turning Wisconsin into state none of us recognized anymore. ..…
UW offers new anti-poverty solutionsIn light of Wisconsin Republicans trying to overhaul the welfare programs, University of Wisconsin at Institute for Research Read.. ..…
After the 2018 midterms, Republicans in the Wisconsin and Michigan legislatures stripped powers from newly elected Democratic governors. ... In both the Wisconsin Senate and House, only one Republican legislator voted against these laws. . . ..…
MADISON — federal judge on Thursday struck down early-voting restrictions Wisconsin Republicans adopted in December lame-duck session, saying the mirror restrictions he blocked two years ago.. ... Scot Ross, director of One Wisconsin Institute, one of the groups. ..…
coalition of liberal-leaning groups is filing lawsuit seeking to void several laws passed by Wisconsin Republicans that reduced the powers of Evers, the newly elected Democratic governor. MADISON — coalition of liberal-leaning groups filed Thursday seeking to void laws passed by..…
Even some Democratic leaders have criticized the plan, fearing that it undercuts Democratic efforts to attack what they term Republican strong-arm tactics in states capitals across the country. Republicans Wisconsin and Michigan are facing backlash after state legislatures..…
On Friday, Republican Ohio Gov. John Kasich on CNN called Wisconsin's lame-duck legislation an attempt to 'reverse the election by manipulation.' . ... Gives Republicans more say over the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. . ..…
Not one prominent congressional Republican has stood up and objected to the GOP-engineered legislative coups unfolding in Wisconsin and Michigan. . ... Wisconsin’s Republicans are just waiting for Gov. Scott Walker to sign a flurry of bills that will rip away the..…
By attempting to restrict the powers of the incoming, Republican lawmakers Michigan and Wisconsin responding to their party's losses at Gubernatorial level Democratic Governor. · Tuesday, December 4, 2018 · 22 comments.. ..…
Terry Parisi and brother, John Parisi, join other opponents of session bill submitted by Wisconsin Republican legislators at rally outside Wisconsin state Capitol Madison, Wis., Monday, Dec 3, 2018 .. ... Opponents of session bill submitted by Republicans chant outside..…
Now, Democrats, newly in control of House, are celebrating victories Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, and Republicans are fretting that the suburbs are lost forever.. ..…
Democrats won 52 percent of the major party vote for Michigan House this year and flipped Republican-held districts, yet Republicans still won 53 percent of the seats.. ... Wisconsin Progress, organization that recruits and trains liberal candidates, said 30 of Democratic..…
I'm not sure why there's all this discussion we're trying to somehow undermine the governor, said Republican Scott Fitzgerald, Wisconsin Senate majority leader ... ... Republicans do not have voters approval on this in North Carolina. ..…
about two-thirds of voters last week said Trump played big part in there choice both for Republicans and against the party.. real worry for Republicans now is that Democrats had significant victories Wisconsin Michigan and Pennsylvania three big states that if 2018 can be..…
Key governor's seats were reclaimed, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin were matched by Republicans clawing on to Florida. ... Republican Scott Walker Wisconsin was sweet, given his lingering dedication to the abridgment of union rights that resulted in effective end to..…
Her campaign paid $3.5 million for the recount, which did not change the outcome of Donald Trump's victory in Wisconsin. . Republicans said the recount was a waste of time and later tightened the rules. . ..…
WED News Summary More big names hit the trail for Wisconsin.. WED PM Update Guv's race tied, Baldwin leads Vukmir in new.. WisGOP Wisconsin republicans building for the future, democrats are taking.. ..…
Vos, then co-chairman of the committee, and Grothman, now U.S representative, would bring jobs to Wisconsin, to qualify for the credit.. Within 13 days, Republican-led Assembly and Senate had approved the 2011-13 spending plan, including the tax cut. ..…
Republicans' hold on Wisconsin legislature will be tested in November | WLUK . . . vertical_teaser_2 . . main_teaser . . . . . . . Republicans' hold on Wisconsin legislature will be tested in November . ..…
Whitford, political gerrymandering case Wisconsin, in which Republicans rewrote the state's district lines, ing, for partisan and unconstitutional purposes. ... In the 2012 elections, after rigging the map, Wisconsin Republicans won only 48.6 percent of the statewide,..…
Wisconsin's Republican leaders say they're fighting the ruling because redrawing the maps by November could create havoc with Legislature.. Rothschild says the in which Wisconsin Republicans drew the maps was cloaked secrecy, Capitol, and in the office of Madison law..…
Republicans decided to duplicate the strategy in other states. Wisconsin already had its amendment in motion, gaining approval of the Republican majority legislature in March 2004. ... As you might expect, Wisconsin Republicans and conservatives overwhelmingly..…
Shame as Wisconsin Republicans Pass Anti-Union Bill Through Assembly. ... Scott Walker's anti-union legislation through Wisconsin State Assembly this afternoon. ..…
It's not unique to us, except it's often bellwether of national trends In Wisconsin, Republican-controlled legislatures are attempting end-runs around November election results, when the so-called blue wave saw Republicans lose ground in statehouses across the country... Late on..…
In Michigan, power to campaign finance issues and instead pass that authority on to independent commission, while Republicans Wisconsin have passed bills such as one that would require legislative approval before the governor could make changes to programs like welfare.. ... Following..…
Pundits predicted doom, and yet he blew away expectations, energizing working-class white voters to win not only in usual swing states, that Republicans had not captured in 28 years -- Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.. ... Republicans lost important races..…
Also like Wisconsin, Republican party was dismayed Roy Cooper, squeaked out victory over Republican, Pat McCrory... ... In contrast to Wisconsin, Republican General Assembly North Carolina enjoyed two years of majority following Democratic gubernatorial win. ..…
Recently, he has tended toward funding Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, Ohio Senator Rob Portman and former South Carolina Congressman Mick Mulvaney. ..…
Of these eight, Republicans controlled the redrawing of House maps in five of them -- Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. In other words, Democrats will have to break some Republican-drawn maps difficult task at best.. ..…