Republicans urge SCOWIS to reject challenges to congressional map; plaintiffs want court to keep case alive

The court heard oral arguments in two challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional map, including one that claims the lines amount to an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The other argues the map — which has helped produce a 6-2 GOP supermajority — is an anti-competitive gerrymander because the lines are drawn in a way to protect most incumbents from a true challenge.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 4

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss a reported Department of Homeland Security investigation into Wisconsin’s elections, a White House Rose Garden dinner with GOP candidates and President Trump, a Wisconsin Elections Commission meeting that addressed a Milwaukee absentee ballot reporting delay in the August primary, and more.

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Wisconsin to receive $219M in Meta settlement

A lawsuit filed by 47 states claimed that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, knowingly added features to foster social media addiction among children and made false claims about the safety of its products.

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Republicans urge SCOWIS to reject challenges to congressional map; plaintiffs want court to keep case alive

The court heard oral arguments in two challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional map, including one that claims the lines amount to an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander. The other argues the map — which has helped produce a 6-2 GOP supermajority — is an anti-competitive gerrymander because the lines are drawn in a way to protect most incumbents from a true challenge.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 4

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya van Wagtendonk discuss a reported Department of Homeland Security investigation into Wisconsin’s elections, a White House Rose Garden dinner with GOP candidates and President Trump, a Wisconsin Elections Commission meeting that addressed a Milwaukee absentee ballot reporting delay in the August primary, and more.

Read More »

Wisconsin to receive $219M in Meta settlement

A lawsuit filed by 47 states claimed that Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, knowingly added features to foster social media addiction among children and made false claims about the safety of its products.

Read More »