As Republicans in the state legislature fight to defend heavily gerrymandered districts, a local Democrat offers a non-partisan choice. Representative Don Vruwink of Milton has co-authored a bill giving the power to the Legislative Reference Bureau. Vruwink says the legislature spent more than $2 million on lawyers to draw the districts in favor of the majority power, and now plans to use more taxpayer dollars in defending those maps after a court found them unfair. The Democrat says at least one Republican has also signed on to the legislation giving him hope it can move forward.
