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Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops
5 months, 1 week ago

Wisconsin cities want presidential candidates to pay for pricey campaign stops

Raw Story  

This article first appeared on Wisconsin Watch and is republished here under a Creative Commons license. “It makes departments look like they’re overspending their budgets because they’re incurring expenses that they didn’t have a revenue source for.” President Biden has not visited Green Bay this year, but first lady Jill Biden visited the Brown County Public Library in June to …

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How a militant anti-abortion activist is influencing Republican politics
5 months, 1 week ago

How a militant anti-abortion activist is influencing Republican politics

Raw Story  

Co-published with Wisconsin Watch. Trewhella has applied it to today’s political battles, writing that government officials have a divine “right and duty” to defy any laws, policies or court opinions that violate “the law of God.” To him, that means outlawing abortion and same-sex marriage, or even violently resisting the government if necessary, noting in his book that there are …

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Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Wisconsin Supreme Court seeks investigation after abortion draft order leaks

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — The chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court called for an investigation Wednesday after the leak of a draft order that showed the court would take a case brought by Planned Parenthood that seeks to declare that access to abortion is a right protected by the state constitution. The Wisconsin Supreme Court has not said whether it …

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Wisconsin GOP to head to Arizona to watch ballot review
3 years, 6 months ago

Wisconsin GOP to head to Arizona to watch ballot review

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — A group of Wisconsin GOP legislators plan to fly to Arizona to watch a contentious review of 2020 ballots. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Thursday that six lawmakers sent Assembly Speaker Robin Vos a letter Wednesday seeking permission to travel to Phoenix on Friday, observe the recount of ballots in Maricopa County and return to Wisconsin on …

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Postal Delays, Errors In Swing States Loom Over Election
4 years, 4 months ago

Postal Delays, Errors In Swing States Loom Over Election

NPR  

Postal Delays, Errors In Swing States Loom Over Election Enlarge this image toggle caption Will Cioci/Wisconsin Watch/APM Reports Will Cioci/Wisconsin Watch/APM Reports A version of this story was first published by APM Reports and Wisconsin Watch Based on its own performance measures — and the loss of hundreds of Wisconsin ballots on their way to voters this summer — the …

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