Lawmakers debate redistricting bill during first public hearing on Iowa-style system

GOP lawmakers in a hearing knocked Dems for not supporting a redistricting plan they say closely mirrors past Dem bills to create a new commission to draw Wisconsin's political boundaries.
But Dems countered the GOP bill omits important provisions to ensure the maps are fair.
Co-author Sen. Dan Knodl in Thursday's hearing before the Senate Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protec...