Article 6JQZ3 Wisconsin adopts new legislative maps, giving Democrats chance to win state

Wisconsin adopts new legislative maps, giving Democrats chance to win state

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Alice Herman
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Governor's signature marks end of long fight over legislative lines and greatly reduces the Republican bias baked into current maps

The Wisconsin governor, Tony Evers, has signed into law a pair of new state legislative maps, undoing a Republican gerrymander that has shaped Wisconsin politics for more than a decade and giving Democrats a chance at winning control of the state in future elections.

It's a new day for Wisconsin," said Evers at a press conference on Monday to cheers from a room of anti-gerrymandering activists.

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