Wisconsin Media Coverage
March 2017
Lincoln Co. Board To Consider New Redistricting Map Resolution - WXPR 91.7, March 17, 2017
It's no excuse to say both parties gerrymander - Nancy Kaplan, The Cap Times, March 8, 2017
Tell legislators to redraw boundaries - Julie Leser, Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 8, 2017
Your Views: Some votes shouldn’t count more than others - Janesville Gazette, March 9, 2017
Lead Plaintiff: Wisconsin Redistricting Lawsuit has National Implications - WXPR 91.7, March 6, 2017
Listen to citizens on redistricting - Molly Meyers, Green Bay Press-Gazette, February 27, 2017
February 2017
VOTER GROUP CALLS FOR END TO PARTISAN GRIDLOCK ON GERRYMANDERING - Milwaukee Independent, February 28, 2017
Gerrymandering isn't democratic - Janice Antoniewicz-Werner - Wisconsin State Journal, February 26, 2017
Democrats can appeal to voters statewide -- Jim Bach - Madison.com, February 22, 2017
Gerrymandering Hurts State, Lake Geneva Regional News - February 22. 2017
Blank check is irresponsible in redistricting - Portage Daily Register, February 21, 2017
Wisconsin taxpayers, on hook for $2 million in redistricting lawsuit vs. Democrats, will pay more - WIZM News Talk, February 15
Lot of skepticism in Wisconsin Republicans redrawing voting district lines - WIZM News Talk, February 15
Julie Crego: Call out GOP for wasting tax dollars - CapTimes, February 13, 2017
Senator Harsdorf, Representative Jarchow, can we see some leadership this time? - The Sun, February 10, 2017
Redistricting court decision could be good for Wisconsin - The Herald-Independent, February 10, 2017
Republicans give firms blank check to defend redistricting maps - Isthmus, February 8, 2017
Jeff Wright: Why we need competitive legislative districts - CapTimes, February 7, 2017
Defending maps isn't fiscal responsibility - Dan Then - Wisconsin State Journal, February 7, 2017
FITZGERALD PROMISES COST LIMIT IN REDISTRICTING CASE - Beloit Daily News, February 6, 2017
Jay Heck: Stakes are huge as court orders end to gerrymandering - CapTimes, February 4, 2017
Reject partisanship, redraw voting maps - Andrea Kaminski of the League of Women Voter Wisconsin, February 3, 2017
Wisconsin redistricting: LWV lunch topic - Oshkosh Northwestern, February 3, 2017
Lawmakers to vote on hiring lawyers for redistricting battle - Beloit Daily News, February 2, 2017
GOP lawmakers to write blank check to hire lawyers - Journal Sentinel, February 2, 2017
Editorial: Turn back secretive GOP power play - Journal sentinel, February 2, 2017
WI GOP to hire two private firms to fight federal redistricting order - LaCrosse WXOW.com, February 2, 2017
Editorial: new legislative district lines needed to give Wisconsin voters a choice - The Cap Times, February 1, 2017
Wisconsin GOP to hire law firms to defend redistricting - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 1, 2017
January 2017 and earlier
Starting a campaign for redistricting reform - USC News, February 14, 2017
Ending partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin and creating fair voting maps - Wisconsin Gazette, January 31, 2017
Federal judges order republicans to draw a new Legislative map - Shepherd Express, January 30, 2017
Gerrymandering goes to court - The Progressive, January 30, 2017
Editorial: Stop wasting tax dollars drawing and defending gerrymandered voting districts - Wisconsin State Journal, January 29, 2017
More evidence of a skewed GOP map in Wisconsin - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 28, 2017
Judges to state: Redraw legislative districts before 2018 election - Wisconsin State Journal, January 28, 2017
Court to Wisconsin Republicans: Redraw election maps - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, January 27, 2017
Federal court orders Wisconsin Legislature to redraw district lines - Wisconsin Public Radio, January 27, 2017
Federal court says election map unconstitutional - WISN 12, January 27, 2017
Slaying the Gerrymander: The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau maps nonpartisan redistricting - Isthmus, February 6, 2014. This one is several years old but worth looking at because it includes graphic explanations of how the map was rigged to protect the GOP.
National Media Coverage
Nonpartisan Redistricting committee is needed - Citizens Voice (PA), March 18, 2017.
Why Politics is Failing in America - Fortune, March 9, 2017
Why Do We Allow Gerrymandering? - Huffington Post, March 9, 2017
Supreme Court Puts Gerrymandering on Notice - Newsweek, March 2, 2017
Computers Have Revolutionized Gerrymandering. The Supreme Court Should Take Notice. - Kevin Drum, Mother Jones, February 26, 2017
Reader Viewpoint: Redistricting a critical need, The Herald Bulletin [Indiana], February 22, 2017
Lawmakers begin to redraw gerrymandered districts, The Gadsden Times [Alabama], February 22, 2017
Meet the Math Professor Who's Fighting Gerrymandering with Geometry - Chronicle of Higher Education, February 22, 2017
Gerrymandering is the biggest obstacle to genuine democracy in the U.S., so why is no one protesting? - Dallas Morning News [Texas], February 21, 2017
Alabama lawmakers begin plan to redraw racially gerrymandered districts - AL.com [Alabama], February 21, 2017
Millon: Is Virginia a democracy? - The Roanoke Times [Virginia], February 21, 2017
Letter: Time to embrace the popular vote - Magic Valley [Idaho], February 21, 2017
Here's a way to smarter Congressional redistricting: Franklin L. Kury - Penn Live, February 21, 2017
Tenn. Rep. Jim Cooper taking another stab at redistricting bill - WMOT Roots Radio, February 20, 2017
Letter: Statehouse ignores better redistricting - Lafayette Journal & Courier, February 20, 2017
Proposed council districts put Redlands politicians before voters - Redlands Daily Facts, February 20, 2017
Redistricting Forum Draws Nearly 600 in East Lansing - WKAR Public Media from Michigan State University, February 19, 2017
Indiana needs redistricting reform now - Susan Duncan, Hammond [Indiana] in mwi.com Feb 19, 2017
Gerrymandering alive and well in Virginia - Suffolk News-Herald, February 18, 2017
Editorial: The House GOP's despicable defense of gerrymandering - Richmond Times-Dispatch, February 18, 2017
Brian Klass: The biggest threat to American democracy is gerrymandering, so why isn't anyone protesting? - Tulsa World, February 19, 2017
Landmark WI Redistricting Ruling Could Resonate Nationally - The Uptake, February 13, 2017
Gerrymandering is the biggest obstacle to genuine democracy in the United States. So why is no one protesting? - Washington Post, February 10, 2017
We have a standard for judging partisan gerrymandering. The Supreme Court should use it. - Washington Post, February 3, 2017
Republican redistricting is taking a beating in the courts, right now - Washington Post, January 28, 2017
Court to Wisconsin GOP: Redraw election maps - USA Today, January 27, 2017
The Real Challenge to Democracy Isn't Fake News, It's Gerrymandering - Moyers & Company, January 17, 2017
Death to the Gerrymander - Slate, January 9, 2017
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