Hammond Takes Shot on Gerrymandering Ruling

Gerrymandering is a cancer — just ask Wisconsin Republicans

The Recombobulation Area is a thirteen-time NINETEEN-TIME Milwaukee Press Club award-winning weekly opinion column and online publication founded by longtime Milwaukee journalist Dan Shafer. The Recombobulation Area is now part of Civic Media.Subscribe nowGraphic by Josh Klemons.Gerrymandering Is Bad. Period.Anyone who cares about democracy — or fairness — knows that gerrymandering is bad.Here in Wisconsin, we’re a 50/50 state (as swingy as a sw…

Hammond Takes Shot on Gerrymandering Ruling

An area lawmaker is unhappy that the Supreme Court will not look into gerrymandering claims made by House Republicans. That group filed suit. But the Supreme Court posted its decision yesterday, saying they will not take up the case. The majority of the justices ruled the lawsuit wasn’t brought in a timely manner. One justice […]