“WPR Reports: Mapped Out” is a limited-run Wisconsin Public Radio podcast about the 2011 fight over legislative redistricting in Wisconsin — how it was supposed to go, how it really happened, and how those decisions impact Wisconsinites today.
Latest Episodes
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With the help of two Supreme Courts, Republican map prevails
Subscribe To “Mapped Out” When people look back at Wisconsin’s redistricting cycle of 2021, they might wonder how the Republican-led Legislature came out on top again, despite repeated and significant setbacks. After all, the prevailing wisdom headed into this cycle was that with divided control of state government, compromise would be needed to win the…
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In 2021 map fight, what’s old is new
Subscribe To “Mapped Out” There are times in modern politics when — and this is an understatement — it sounds like Democrats and Republicans are talking about completely different things. For instance, they could be debating a bill, and it sounds like they’re not even talking to each other. It’s as if they’re on different…
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From courtrooms to commissions, redistricting in Wisconsin could take several paths
Subscribe To “Mapped Out” In Wisconsin, it’s the job of the Legislature and the governor to handle redistricting, and pretty much no one thinks they’re actually going to do it. Sure, the Republican-controlled Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers both have their own plans, but it’s extremely unlikely that they’ll agree. Wisconsin will get new…
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Wisconsin’s 2011 map cemented Republicans’ majority and shaped a decade of policy
Subscribe To “Mapped Out” On the night of Nov. 6, 2018, the crowd at the Orpheum Theater in downtown Madison was going berserk. After a long night and a close race, the Associated Press had called Wisconsin’s election for governor. Democrat Tony Evers had defeated Republican incumbent Scott Walker by a little more than a…
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Wisconsin Republicans’ map still stands, but a Supreme Court case could have changed everything
Subscribe To “Mapped Out” The day the new Republican-drawn legislative map passed the Wisconsin Assembly in 2011, Democrat Fred Kessler knew his party was in trouble. Kessler was a state representative from Milwaukee at the time, but his history with redistricting spanned decades. He had worked on Wisconsin’s maps in 1963, 1971 and 1991. This…
Credits
- Bridgit Bowden Host
- Shawn Johnson Host
- Noah Ovshinsky
- Karl Christenson Technical Director
- Brad Kolberg Technical Director
- John K. Wilson
- Andrea Anderson
- Jenny Peek
- Alyssa Allemand
- Amanda Starich
- Jane Jiumaleh
- Anna Rueden
- John Nichols
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