MADISON, WI (AP)— Wisconsin Republicans are making a last-ditch effort to avoid having the liberal-controlled state Supreme Court put in place new legislative district boundaries for the November election.
The Republican-controlled Senate passed new Senate and Assembly maps just over an hour after unveiling them Tuesday. Democrats and the public didn't have a chance to review the maps ahead of their release.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court last month tossed the current Republican-drawn district boundaries as unconstitutional and ordered new maps.
Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu told The Associated Press the new maps were the same as what Democratic Governor Tony Evers proposed, but with fewer incumbent lawmakers having to face one another in November.
