Biden ahead by 20,748 votes with two precincts outstanding

The presidential race in Wisconsin was once again on the razor’s edge as late absentee ballot counts nudged Joe Biden into the lead over President Donald Trump. With all but two of the state’s 3,689 precincts reporting results, Biden had a 20,748-vote edge.  Trump held a lead of some 100,000

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Barrett predicts Milwaukee will outpace 2016 turnout

Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett predicts voter turnout in his city to surpass 2016 numbers, but said it’s still too early to tell if the city will reach 2012 election turnout numbers. “My intuition is that we will surpass 2016, I don’t know if we will reach the 2012 numbers,” Barrett

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Madison reports nearly 80 percent turnout as of early afternoon

Madison had already seen nearly 80 percent turnout of registered voters by early afternoon. According to the 2 p.m. update from the city clerk’s office, 29,601 people had voted at the polls. That’s in addition to the 121,210 Madison voters who had been reporting as returning their absentee ballots as

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TUE News Summary: Trump holds Kenosha rally; more than 2M absentee ballots cast as voters hit the polls

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Marquette innovator-in-residence lays out key traits for innovation

The innovator-in-residence at Marquette University says many organizations that want to be innovative are missing some key structural traits that would help them accomplish that goal. Chuck Swoboda says the six traits that make up the “CIRCLE of innovation” — candor, initiative, resolve, courage, leadership and engagement — can be

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