GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin GOP gerrymandered not only legislative districts but also state aid payments to communities

 

Headline:  Wisconsin Watch, 5/1/2025

Soon after the Legislature overhauled local government funding in 2023, reports surfaced of huge increases in state aid for tiny places. 

Shared revenue, the state’s primary local aid program, jumped thousands of percentage points for towns and villages with less than 100 residents, while percentage increases were far more modest for the largest cities. 

On Wisconsin’s political map, the biggest cities are also the bluest, and those Democratic strongholds are frequently the targets of scorn from the Legislature’s Republican majority. By contrast, small towns are growing ever more red, particularly in rural areas. 

An analysis for Wisconsin Watch finds a statistically significant correlation between how a community votes and how much its shared revenue increased under the legislation known as Act 12.  [emphasis added]

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