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Wisconsin election officials tell clerks best ways to operate absentee ballot drop boxes
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission on Thursday unanimously approved a set of best practices to ensure the security of unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes that the state Supreme Court last week ruled could be installed for the fall elections. The use...
Presidential battle could play role in control of state capitols in several swing states
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Two swing districts in a swing county may very well decide which party controls the House in the swing state of Pennsylvania, one of several where pivotal legislative battles are playing out in the shadow of the presidential campaign. Democrat Brian Munroe...
Wisconsin elections officials to discuss absentee ballot drop box rules after ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin elections officials will meet this week to discuss how to implement a state Supreme Court ruling that once again allowed for unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes to be used in the presidential battleground, the state elections administrator said Tuesday. ...
Wisconsin Republicans are improperly blocking conservation work, court says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Legislature's Republican-controlled budget committee can't legally block conservation projects initiated by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' administration, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday. The decision marks a victory for Evers, whose...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to consider whether 175-year-old law bans abortion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court decided Tuesday to consider two challenges to a 175-year-old law that conservatives maintain bans abortion without letting the cases wind through lower courts. Abortion advocates stand an excellent chance of prevailing in both cases...
Wisconsin taxpayers to pay half the cost of redistricting consultants hired by Supreme Court
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin taxpayers will pay half of the $128,000 bill submitted by redistricting consultants hired by the state's Supreme Court for the work they did reviewing proposed legislative maps, the liberal majority of the court ordered Monday. Conservative justices...
With GOP maps out, Democrats hope for more legislative power in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — For the first time in more than a decade, Democrats in key battleground state Wisconsin have a chance at wresting some legislative control from Republicans thanks to Gov. Tony Evers' new district maps. Republicans will likely retain their majority in the...
Wisconsin unions argue for overturning 2011 law that ended nearly all collective bargaining
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Public worker and teachers unions argued Tuesday that their lawsuit seeking to strike down a Wisconsin law that drew massive protests and made the state the center of a national fight over union rights should be allowed to proceed, even as the Republican-controlled...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. May 20, 2024. Editorial: Cannabis prank raises a serious point Every state has its share of bizarre stories, but one from the Wisconsin statehouse might rank the highest on this year’s list. Someone appears to have decided...
Democrats hope abortion issue will offset doubts about Biden in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two women campaigning for President Joe Biden after facing medical emergencies because of abortion restrictions in their states visited Michigan on Tuesday to highlight what they say are the risks to women’s health since federal abortion protections were overturned. ...
