Lawmakers Leave Special Session to Ban Partisan Gerrymandering Open

Partisan gerrymandering special session goes nowhere

A special session of the Legislature to consider banning partisan gerrymandering came and went Tuesday. But it's not gone for good. The post Partisan gerrymandering special session goes nowhere — for now appeared first on WPR.

Sen. Felzkowski: Statement on special session

Madison, WI – Today, Senate President Mary Felzkowski (R-Tomahawk) issued the following statement after the State Senate kept the governor’s special session open to allow for further work and discussions on the topic under consideration: Senate Republicans will continue to work...

Special session in Madison; legislative maps are focus of debate

Legislative maps have major ramifications in your life. Those maps were also the focus of a special session in the Wisconsin Legislature on Tuesday, April 14.

Lawmakers leave special session to ban partisan gerrymandering open

Governor Tony Evers announced he would call for the special session during his State of the State Address.

WisconsinEye President and CEO John Henkes hoping for special or extraordinary session action

“Bringing their good intentions across the finish line can still happen but it's going to take an extraordinary or special session of the legislature, and the support of Governor Evers to come through for us," WisconsinEye President Jon Henkes said. WisconsinEye was among the news organizations covering Gov. Tony Evers when he signed the 2025-27 state budget in July. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)Wisconsin lawmakers agree on the imp…

Democrats boo as Republicans leave gerrymandering ban unsettled

The Legislature’s GOP leaders gaveled in but not out of a special session, as Gov. Tony Evers pushes lawmakers to act to prohibit partisan voting districts.