Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) signed new legislative maps into law for Wisconsin on Monday after more Republicans than Democrats in the legislature voted in favor of them.
The maps, which Evers proposed, were drawn up after the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the current ones, which were enacted by Republicans. Evers said the new maps reflect the “basic fact” that Wisconsin is a “purple state.”
“Today is a victory not for me or any political party but for our state and for the people of Wisconsin who’ve spent a decade demanding more and demanding better of us as elected officials,” Evers said in a statement.
Today is a victory, not for me or any political party, but for our state and for the people of Wisconsin, who’ve spent a decade demanding
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