Wisconsin State Capitol

GOP leaders dismiss Evers special session call

GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 16

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rescinding guidance following a Waukesha judge’s decision that clerks can’t fill in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, the issue of police funding in the governor’s race, results of the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and more.

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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

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Wisconsin State Capitol

GOP leaders dismiss Evers special session call

GOP legislative leaders dismissed as a “desperate political stunt” Dem Gov. Tony Evers’ call for a special session that would create a pathway for voters to overturn the state’s 1849 abortion ban after Republicans lawmakers have refused to do so.

Read More »

Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 16

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss the Wisconsin Elections Commission rescinding guidance following a Waukesha judge’s decision that clerks can’t fill in missing witness information on absentee ballot envelopes, the issue of police funding in the governor’s race, results of the latest Marquette University Law School Poll and more.

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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

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