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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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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Emerson College poll find close races for guv, U.S. Senate

Yet another poll finds the Wisconsin races for guv and U.S. Senate to be close. Emerson College found 48 percent of likely voters backed U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, in his reelection bid, while 44 percent supported Dem Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes. The poll found 49 percent had a favorable

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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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Panelists discuss challenges COVID, mistrust pose in running elections

Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe during a WisPolitics.com luncheon Tuesday said the biggest challenge for the agency in recent years has been combating misinformation. “There’s so much bad information that floats around election administration, and so for us as election administrators to try and keep pace can be really

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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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Godlewski forms PAC focused on protecting abortion rights

Dem state Treasurer Sarah Godlewski announced the creation of a PAC dedicated to mobilizing voters who support abortion rights. Godlewski, who dropped out of the U.S. Senate race in July, said the Women Win Wisconsin PAC will have two purposes. One will be to oppose U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh.

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Johnson signals opposition to Graham’s abortion bill

With fellow GOP U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham introducing a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks, Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, is again saying the issue should be left to the states. Graham, R-South Carolina, in 2021 introduced legislation that sought to ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy, and Johnson signed

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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 Police Department’s Neighborhood Task Force headquarters said Evers “coddles criminals”

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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 Court in 2016 by former Gov. Scott Walker and lost

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