In the wake of historic gerrymandering in Wisconsin, there have been repeated calls from Democrats, newspaper editors, good-government organizations and even some Republicans for a transparent, nonpartisan redistricting process that provides for equal representation at a fraction of the cost of the current system. Two bipartisan reform bills currently before the Legislature, AB 185 and SB 163, seek to do just that by emulating the system of neighboring Iowa, the proven gold standard of drawing political boundaries fairly.
Isthmus production artist David Michael Miller
reported on the effort to reform Wisconsin's legislative redistricting system in the February 7 issue, and discussed his story with WORT producer Dylan Brogan on the January 30 edition of
In Our Backyard.
Listen to the interview.