Financial Help for Homeowners Are you a homeowner in Wisconsin who has been financially impacted since January 21, 2020? You may be able to receive help with overdue housing bills. Check out the Wisconsin Help for Homeowners program. See if you can apply here.
Election Observers Needed We need your help. LWVWI is recruiting volunteers from across the state to serve as election observers during the April 5 Election. Volunteer election observers help ensure we have a fair election by watching for signs of voter disenfranchisement and intimidation and by monitoring the way Wisconsin’s election laws and procedures are […]
The Future of River Falls Do you have ideas for the future of River Falls? Well, River Falls wants to hear from you. The Comprehensive Plan, Outdoor Recreation Plan, and Bike and Pedestrian Plan are being updated to set goals for the next 20 years! If you would like to provide feedback as these decisions […]
Fairness, Least Change and Gerrylaundering By Annemarie McClellan I served with eight other Wisconsinites on the People’s Map Commission. Governor Evers asked the commission to create legislative and congressional maps that would be without partisan bias or advantage, while holding true to traditional redistricting criteria. We fulfilled those obligations. The Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave our […]
2/3/2022: WWNVD Meeting Resources Thank you to everyone who joined us for the WWNVD meeting! If you’d like to join us for future meetings, make sure to register here. Here’s everything you may have missed from the last meeting: Slides for the meeting are here. Actions and Invitations Interested in joining WIMAP (WI Map Assessment […]
Can You Gerrymander Your Party to Power? Have you wondered how gerrymandering is actually done? Here’s a fun opportunity to gerrymander for yourself and get insights on how the experts do it for WI. Find the full piece here.
PCGRO Environment/Climate Project Survey Last summer, you let us know at Ice Cream Socials that the Environment and Climate Change are top concerns. We are in the initial stages of creating a project to address these concerns. Can you please take 5 min to complete the survey? To take the survey, go here.
Refuse to be Left Out in the Cold By Doug Margolis On a frigid Friday lunch hour last week citizens braved the cold to hold signs and wave to drivers along main streets in River Falls, Eau Claire, and 14 other communities, demanding the Wisconsin Supreme Court end gerrymandering and give us fair district maps. […]
Rally for Fair Courts and Fair Maps Join us in showing the Wisconsin Supreme Court that we are paying attention! We want Fair Maps in Wisconsin! The Rally for Fair Courts and Fair Maps will be on Friday, January 21st starting at noon. The event will take place in River Falls and Eau Claire. Hot […]
Multi-Partisan Fresh Air By Doug Margolis, Edited by Michael Stearney and Dave Fodroczi Dear Editor, Regarding redistricting, I want to bring to your attention and express my gratitude to the 36 Concerned Voters of Wisconsin who submitted the “We the People” amicus brief to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. They were Republicans, Democrats, Independents, and others–a […]
Broadband access is coming There has been a continuous effort to expand broadband internet access in Wisconsin in the past year, especially in the rural parts of Western Wisconsin. Through state-level funding, local broadband services will bring broadband to the towns of Ellsworth, Clifton, River Falls, El Paso, Martell, Hartland, Oak Grove, Kinnickinnic, and Trimbelle. […]
Area Voices Among “Concerned Voters of Wisconsin” who file Friend of the Court Brief in Redistricting Case with the Wisconsin Supreme Court by Dave Frodozci, edited by Michael Stearney and Irene Bugge and based on a press release written by Debbie Patel On January 4th a group of 36 Wisconsin citizens, “Concerned Voters of Wisconsin,” […]
Become a Friend of Fair Maps! Become a Friend of Fair Maps.On Christmas Eve, voters from all 33 senate districts and both major political parties sent materials to their pro bono lawyers, who will write their “friend of the court” (amicus) brief and get it filed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court January 4. Join us […]
WestCAP Rent and Utilities Assistance More than 200,000 Wisconsin households are expected to get help with energy bills through the Wisconsin Home Energy Assistance Program. Do you need help with paying for rent or utilities? If so visit WestCAP.
The Wisconsin Farmer's Union offers a workshop explaining how to begin running for office
WIS Politics Recognizes work by WIMAP WIS Politics took a moment to recognize the hard work that WIMAP did to analyze the proposed district maps. Read the full piece here. Check out the WIMAP analysis below:
Retired Math Professor Gives a Bad Grade to the GOP’s Maps By: Maureen Ash Don Leake is a retired math professor from UW-River Falls. He is not impressed with the new redistricting maps that the Republicans in the state legislature have introduced. “What bothers me is that our legislators seem to believe these maps are about […]
October 28th Maps Hearing On Thursday, October 28th, a group of citizens from Western Wisconsin went down to Madison to make their voices heard. They spoke to Legislators about the new maps. While they claim to be for Fair Maps, the new maps drawn are just as gerrymandered as the last ones. Maps matter. Thank […]
Hearing on the GOP’s Rigged Maps Scheduled for Thursday, October 28th Come along and join us at the State Capitol this Thursday, October 28th. The hearing on the GOP maps is finally happening. We need you to come and make sure your voice is heard! If you’re from Western Wisconsin and need a ride, reach […]