Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement regarding the governor’s special session call today:

“Redistricting is a core legislative power and any changes to the current process have to be made intentionally and specifically using normal legislative procedure.

“Leaving the special session open allows the legislature to gain public input in order to make an informed decisions on how to proceed.”

Leader LeMahieu convened the special session this afternoon.