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MADISON, WI Members of both the conservative and liberal wings of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a rule change, proposed by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), that would fast-track disputes over redistricting straight to the state s highest court.
The justices skepticism came on both ideological and practical grounds.
Every ten years, Wisconsin must redraw its political maps and this time around, with a Republican-held Legislature and Democratic governor, the process is sure to be disputed. The last set of maps, drawn in 2011, locked in an impenetrable Republican majority in the state Legislature.
In State of the Tribes speech, a sharp break from COVID-19 optimism in South Dakota
Chairman Mike Faith of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe delivered the annual State of the Tribes address in Pierre, S.D., on Thur., Jan. 14. Contrary to speeches the previous two days by state officials, Faith spoke in more deeply somber tones about the deadly impact of the coronavirus pandemic on his reservation, acknowledging it changed our life forever. Written By: Christopher Vondracek | ×
Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Chairman Mike Faith speaks Thursday, Jan. 14, in the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th annual State of the Tribes address. Christopher Vondracek / Forum News Service