Jacque, Brandtjen circulating letter to demand clerks remove those labeled incompetent under guardianship from voter rolls

Republican lawmakers are circulating a letter to demand the Wisconsin Elections Commission require clerks to remove citizens labeled incompetent under guardianship from the voter rolls and stop them from voting in future elections. But in a letter to lawmakers also shared with WEC, disability rights advocates say the lawmakers are misinterpreting state law regarding guardianship.

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Michels blasts Evers for rising crime in Milwaukee

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov. Tony Evers’ Parole Commission for rising crime in Milwaukee and said he would make sure there are enough prison cells to keep criminals locked up. Michels during a news conference outside the Milwaukee

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 9

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s plan to distribute $31 million in opioid settlement funds, a judge’s decision to bar election clerks from filling in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, Gov. Tony Evers’ education budget proposal, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more. 

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Kelly formally announces Supreme Court bid

Former Wisconsin Justice Daniel Kelly officially announced he is running again for a spot on the bench in a race that will determine the ideological balance of the state Supreme Court. Kelly, a conservative who was appointed to the Supreme

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Jacque, Brandtjen circulating letter to demand clerks remove those labeled incompetent under guardianship from voter rolls

Republican lawmakers are circulating a letter to demand the Wisconsin Elections Commission require clerks to remove citizens labeled incompetent under guardianship from the voter rolls and stop them from voting in future elections. But in a letter to lawmakers also shared with WEC, disability rights advocates say the lawmakers are misinterpreting state law regarding guardianship.

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Michels blasts Evers for rising crime in Milwaukee

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov. Tony Evers’ Parole Commission for rising crime in Milwaukee and said he would make sure there are enough prison cells to keep criminals locked up. Michels during a news conference outside the Milwaukee

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 9

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Joint Finance Committee’s plan to distribute $31 million in opioid settlement funds, a judge’s decision to bar election clerks from filling in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, Gov. Tony Evers’ education budget proposal, President Biden’s visit to Milwaukee and more. 

Read More »

Kelly formally announces Supreme Court bid

Former Wisconsin Justice Daniel Kelly officially announced he is running again for a spot on the bench in a race that will determine the ideological balance of the state Supreme Court. Kelly, a conservative who was appointed to the Supreme

Read More »