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Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election and instead allow clerks to mail ballots to all registered voters, as a way to fight coronavirus. The city
A group of Milwaukee leaders on Monday joined the list of officials and organizers calling for the postponement of spring elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a call from a bipartisan group of mayors in Wisconsin’s Fox
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday warned local officials they can’t shutter early voting locations ahead of the April 7 election. The move comes after the City of Milwaukee announced it will no longer be operating its three in-person absentee
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The profound social consequences of this pandemic have punctured the bubble of our version of normality.
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As the spread of COVID-19 becomes a national health problem, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, grade the performance of President Donald Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on their response to the pandemic. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
The latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Milwaukee Institute Executive Director Kathleen Gallagher. Their conversation ranges from the future of the region’s economy to local startup leader success stories.
The state Dem Party today announced it will cancel all congressional district conventions and scale back its state convention from two days to one. The convention was slated for June 12-13 in the Wisconsin Dells. But the party’s administrative committee
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the nation, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to approve Governor Tony Evers’ request for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for Wisconsin small
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
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
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Requests to vote absentee have surged in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. WEC today said roughly 64,000 of the more than 173,000 total requests for an absentee ballot have come in since Friday.
The state Dem Party is having “internal discussions” on contingency options for its June 12-13 convention in Wisconsin Dells. Spokeswoman Courtney Beyer told WisPolitics.com options under consideration include limiting the number of people who can attend the convention in person
Evers said moving the state’s April 7 spring election and presidential primary currently isn’t on the table. The state Elections Commission said last week it doesn’t have the authority to change those dates, which are set in statutes. Several political
Both political parties have shifted to focus on online voter outreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking this morning with reporters on a conference call, State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said he believes the change can have a
Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force the state to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election and instead allow clerks to mail ballots to all registered voters, as a way to fight coronavirus. The city is also asking a federal judge to give local clerks
A group of Milwaukee leaders on Monday joined the list of officials and organizers calling for the postponement of spring elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a call from a bipartisan group of mayors in Wisconsin’s Fox Valley region on Friday pressing for the state to delay
The Wisconsin Elections Commission on Monday warned local officials they can’t shutter early voting locations ahead of the April 7 election. The move comes after the City of Milwaukee announced it will no longer be operating its three in-person absentee voting locations, because it could “no longer maintain sufficient staffing
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The profound social consequences of this pandemic have punctured the bubble of our version of normality.
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As the spread of COVID-19 becomes a national health problem, the WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, grade the performance of President Donald Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on their response to the pandemic. Sponsored by Michael Best Strategies and the Wisconsin Counties Association.
The latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and Milwaukee Institute Executive Director Kathleen Gallagher. Their conversation ranges from the future of the region’s economy to local startup leader success stories.
The state Dem Party today announced it will cancel all congressional district conventions and scale back its state convention from two days to one. The convention was slated for June 12-13 in the Wisconsin Dells. But the party’s administrative committee last night voted to approve a number of the changes
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the coronavirus continues to spread throughout the nation, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin is urging the Small Business Administration (SBA) to approve Governor Tony Evers’ request for an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for Wisconsin small businesses to access the funding they need to stay 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 the COVID-19 pandemic. Dem Mark Thomsen put the proposal forward
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
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Requests to vote absentee have surged in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to the Wisconsin Elections Commission. WEC today said roughly 64,000 of the more than 173,000 total requests for an absentee ballot have come in since Friday. Around 39,000 of those requests came in yesterday. The total
The state Dem Party is having “internal discussions” on contingency options for its June 12-13 convention in Wisconsin Dells. Spokeswoman Courtney Beyer told WisPolitics.com options under consideration include limiting the number of people who can attend the convention in person and holding some events virtually. Beyer stressed that discussions on
Evers said moving the state’s April 7 spring election and presidential primary currently isn’t on the table. The state Elections Commission said last week it doesn’t have the authority to change those dates, which are set in statutes. Several political operatives have been calling on social media for a delay,
Both political parties have shifted to focus on online voter outreach in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking this morning with reporters on a conference call, State Dem Party Chair Ben Wikler said he believes the change can have a “dramatic and significant impact” on turnout ahead of the April