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Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Chris Ott today told WisPolitics.com the positive case of COVID-19 at Waupun Correctional Institution “really shows the urgency of the situation.” The ACLU and others have been
Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney says his office has received some mind-boggling calls during the COVID-19 crisis — in-store fights over toilet paper, for example — but that he has been impressed overall with how people have coped under extremely difficult circumstances.
Can a governor effectively suspend economic activity in a state and impose strict restrictions on public life? The answer is not clear.
No state in America has been more opposed to federal coronavirus relief package.
Social distancing doesn’t mean you have to forego your civic duty, especially in this electronic age. There are two big events coming up that you shouldn’t – and in one case mustn’t – skip: the April election and the 2020 census.
A Milwaukee Democrat accuses Wisconsin Republican Congressmen of “neglect and willful ignorance drenched in reckless abandon” for voting no on a bill they weren’t given time to read.
Getting buzz nationally. Is his critique warranted?
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – 2020 – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and
The Department of Corrections today confirmed an employee has contracted COVID-19, the first positive case within the agency. The confirmation comes after WisPolitics.com reported Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Brian Foster sent an email late last night informing DOC personnel of
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “They’ve told us right now that they don’t have test kits for folks in
The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session to give the agency flexibility to run elections safely in the wake of
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session
State and national Dems said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the state GOP accused Dems
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State and national Dems today said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director Chris Ott today told WisPolitics.com the positive case of COVID-19 at Waupun Correctional Institution “really shows the urgency of the situation.” The ACLU and others have been calling for the release of some prisoners to guard against
Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney says his office has received some mind-boggling calls during the COVID-19 crisis — in-store fights over toilet paper, for example — but that he has been impressed overall with how people have coped under extremely difficult circumstances.
Can a governor effectively suspend economic activity in a state and impose strict restrictions on public life? The answer is not clear.
No state in America has been more opposed to federal coronavirus relief package.
Social distancing doesn’t mean you have to forego your civic duty, especially in this electronic age. There are two big events coming up that you shouldn’t – and in one case mustn’t – skip: the April election and the 2020 census.
A Milwaukee Democrat accuses Wisconsin Republican Congressmen of “neglect and willful ignorance drenched in reckless abandon” for voting no on a bill they weren’t given time to read.
Getting buzz nationally. Is his critique warranted?
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – 2020 – Coronavirus – State government – Federal government – Local government – Civil liberties – Courts – Culture – Economy – Education – Elections – Environment – Health care – Law and order – Small business – Tribes – Columns TOP STORIES
The Department of Corrections today confirmed an employee has contracted COVID-19, the first positive case within the agency. The confirmation comes after WisPolitics.com reported Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Brian Foster sent an email late last night informing DOC personnel of the case at that prison. “As everyone knows we are
Welcome to our weekly DC Wrap, where we write about Wisconsin’s congressional delegation. Sign up here to receive the newsletter directly: https://forms.gle/YLYZtJWHPSt24HhZ7 Quotes of the week “They’ve told us right now that they don’t have test kits for folks in Afghanistan, and given the proximity to the Iranian border and
The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session to give the agency flexibility to run elections safely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dem Mark Thomsen put the proposal forward
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — The Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocked along party lines on a proposal that would have asked Gov. Tony Evers and the state Legislature to convene a special session to give the agency flexibility to run elections safely in
State and national Dems said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the state GOP accused Dems of trying to use the health crisis to “rig” the
Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State and national Dems today said their federal lawsuit seeking to make it easier to vote absentee in the spring election was an effort to prevent the disenfranchisement of voters due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the state GOP accused Dems of