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Data Wonk: The Arguments Against Wisconsin’s Congressional Maps (opens the original)
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Are the current maps partisan? Anti-competitive? Supreme Court must decide. Recent redistricting reform succeeded in making Wisconsin’s Assembly and Senate districts far less gerrymandered. However, the eight Wisconsin congressional districts were left unchanged. Over the past year, two lawsuits were brought against Wisconsin’s gerrymandered congressional delegation. One is called Elizabeth Bothfeld et al. v. Wisconsin Elections Commission et al. (“Bothfeld” for short) and was brought with the a
Data Wonk: Learning Our Lesson From COVID-19 (opens the original)
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Rather than blaming Fauci, Rand Paul and Ron Johnson should consider the impact of vaccine resistance. U.S. Sen. Rand Paul in 2026. Photo by Gage Skidmore, (CC BY 2.0), via Wikimedia Commons Why Does Senator Rand Paul hate Anthony Fauci? Why have red states suffered more deaths from COVID-19 than blue states? The answer to the first question is intertwined with the second. Members of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee recently held a hearing aimed at attacking Dr. An
Data Wonk: Most Republicans Support Raising the Minimum Wage (opens the original)
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Why don't Republican politicians like Tom Tiffany and Wisconsin legislators? McDonald’s at 191 W. Layton Ave.. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. Do Republicans still believe that raising the minimum wage would result in massive job loss? It appears that the answer to that question is yes, if by “Republicans” one is referring to Republicans in the Wisconsin Legislature. If, however, one is referring to Republican voters, the answer seems to be no. Senate Bill 1123, introduced last March by Sen. Kelda Roy
Data Wonk: The Economics of the Minimum Wage (opens the original)
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Wisconsin's minimum wage is far below neighboring states. Should it join the crowd? McDonald’s at 191 W. Layton Ave.. Photo by Jeramey Jannene. Is raising the minimum wage an effective tool to address affordability? The graph below compares Wisconsin’s minimum wage to that of three of its neighboring states — Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois. As the graph shows, Illinois’ minimum wage is more than double that of Wisconsin. Michigan’s hourly wage is 89% greater than Wisconsin’s, and Minnesota’s i
Data Wonk: How Did Support For Environment Get So Partisan? (opens the original)
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Rankings show extreme split on issue. No more champions like TR and Tommy? View of Lake Michigan from Lion’s Den Gorge Nature Preserve near Grafton. Joseph Gage/ (CC BY-SA 2.0) Report cards from two Wisconsin environmental groups — the Wisconsin chapter of the Sierra Club and Wisconsin Conservation Voters — suggest that Republican environmentalists in the state Legislature are approaching total extinction. Each of these reports scores members of the Wisconsin Assembly and Senate based on their v
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