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Madison- Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) issued the following statement  regarding the Governor signing legislative maps into law. The Governor’s signature is expected  to end the pending litigation regarding legislative redistricting.  “The liberal majority of the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s

MADISON – Today, Governor Evers signed into law Senate Bill 488, creating new legislative districts. Representative Jacobson (D-Oregon) released the following statement: “For too long, our legislative maps have not reflected the will of the people,” said Representative Jacobson. “We

MADISON-Representative LaKeshia Myers (D-Milwaukee), issued the following statement regarding Governor Evers’ signing of legislative maps: “While many will count the governor’s signing today as a victory for fair maps, I am disappointed at the lack of agency on the part

MADISON, Wis. — After a decade of living under one of the country’s most notorious Republican gerrymanders, Wisconsin will finally hold elections with new voting maps. Today Governor Evers signed Act 94, which will create new legislative districts for the

Madison…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after Governor Evers signed legislative maps into law. “Today, Governor Evers signed the most Republican-leaning maps out of all the Democrat-gerrymandered maps being considered by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. We sent him

Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) has been appointed to serve as Co-Chair for the Children, Families and Human Services Committee commissioned by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). Senator Joan Ballweg will co-chair NCSL’s committee on Children, Families and Human

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is accepting applications for the next Wisconsin Agriculture Youth Council. High school students who will be seniors during the 2024 – 2025 school year should apply now

MILWAUKEE, WI – County Supervisor Peter Burgelis today announced an expanded list of endorsements for his candidacy in the Spring 2024 election for Milwaukee’s 11th District Aldermanic seat. Burgelis has served just two years as the 15th District Supervisor on

The 3rd Congressional District Democrats of Wisconsin applaud today’s signing new, and fair, legislative maps for the Wisconsin State Assembly and Senate.  For almost 14 years, Wisconsin had one of the most heavily gerrymandered legislative maps in the country. Republican

Today, Governor Evers signed into law new legislative maps for Wisconsin. The new Senate District 16 encompasses Cottage Grove, Sun Prairie, Fitchburg, Stoughton, Cambridge and communities in  Dodge and Jefferson Counties including Waterloo, Lake Mills, and Fort Atkinson. Representative Melissa

APPLETON-FOX CITIES — The League of Women Voters of Appleton-Fox Cities and the local Wisconsin Department  of Motor Vehicles are collaborating on a pilot project to increase voter registration. Based on the successful format  used by the Dane County and

MADISON – Gov. Tony Evers signed into law new legislative district maps today. These new maps will help rectify more than a decade of GOP-gerrymandering for many Wisconsin communities. Civic Engagement Director Anjali Bhasin said this of the new law:

Madison, WI – Today, in a historic victory for Wisconsin voters, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers signed into law Wisconsin’s first non-gerrymandered maps in over a decade. They ensure that Wisconsinites will vote in constitutional state legislative districts in time for the

MADISON, WI – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) released the following statement after Governor Tony Evers signed the new state legislature district maps passed by the Republican-controlled Assembly and Senate. “Having fairer and more representative legislative district maps than

MADISON – Senator Mark Spreitzer (D-Beloit) released the statement below following Governor Tony Evers signing 2023 Senate Bill 488, now 2023 Act 94, which enacts new legislative maps: “Today, fair maps became law in Wisconsin. The signing of Act 94

MADISON, Wis – Today, Governor Tony Evers signed Senate Bill 488 into law containing the redistricting maps he submitted to the Supreme Court. Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein (D-Middleton) released the following statement: “The maps signed into law today signify

Media Statement from Wisconsin Business Leaders for Democracy (WBLD) regarding Governor Evers’ signing fair legislative maps for Wisconsin:  “At its core, fair representation is a testament to the strength of our democracy. We recognize the invaluable contributions of all those who have

MADISON – Today, Governor Evers signed Act 94 into law, creating new legislative districts for the 2024 election. Representative Joers released the following statement: “I believe fairness is a virtue that government should strive for daily. Act 94 signed into

Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), released the following statement in response to the new Wisconsin state legislative maps signed into

Madison, WI – Today, Governor Evers signed new, fair legislative maps into law. This comes after the Wisconsin Supreme Court determined Wisconsin’s prior legislative maps were unconstitutional. State Senator Brad Pfaff (D-Onalaska) released the following statement on the new maps: “Today,