Evers declining to endorse in state Supreme Court race

Though he welcomed the possibility Wisconsin's legislative maps will again go before the state Supreme Court if liberals control the high court, Gov. Tony Evers told a WisPolitics.com luncheon he isn't endorsing anyone in the race.
The Dem guv said the state's maps are gerrymandered now, but getting Dem-proposed maps in place won't automatically make a Dem majority in the Legislature. He also pree...

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