Divisive 'Iowa-style' redistricting bill receives first public hearing in Wisconsin
WI State Journal: Alexander Shur | Published on 10/20/2023
In its first public hearing, a bill that Republicans said would bring Wisconsin closer to a nonpartisan mapmaking model received sharp criticism Thursday from liberals who had long advocated for such a change but don’t trust this version.
Republicans, who have built an impregnable majority in the Legislature in large part through control of the maps, are motivated to adopt the plan before the newly liberal-majority Wisconsin Supreme Court rules on a lawsuit challenging the maps.