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'BradCast' 2/20/2024 (Guest: The Nation's John Nichols on un-gerrymandering Wisconsin)

02.21.2024 - By Brad FriedmanPlay

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On today's 'BradCast':  It was a very good day for democracy in America when Wisconsin's Gov. Tony Evers (D) signed a law approving fairer legislative maps that will take effect before the 2024 election. The new maps, achieved after a decade-long fight by pro-democracy activists, eliminate the extreme partisan gerrymandered maps that Republicans rammed through in 2010, trying to entrench themselves in permanent minority power while dismantling the state's precious rights and freedoms. Wisconsin native and journalist JOHN NICHOLS of The Nation discusses the history of the long fight to achieve fairer maps, why state Democrats voted against the law, and what it means for the 2024 election, for voters, and for democracy itself. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected an appeal from Trump attorney Sidney Powell to reduce fines for her election lies and abuse of the legal system.  Yes, there were many victims of Trump's massive fraud in New York. Plus Desi Doyen has our latest 'Green News Report.'

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