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Green Party’s Jill Stein will remain on Wisconsin ballot after court refuses to hear challenge
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein will remain on the ballot in the crucial swing state of Wisconsin after the state Supreme Court decided on Monday not to hear a Democratic challenge seeking to oust her. Democrats are concerned that third-party...
Evers' transportation secretary will resign in September to take job at UW-Madison
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Tony Evers' transportation secretary plans to resign next month to take a job at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The governor's office announced Friday that Craig Thompson will leave his post on Sept. 11 to take a position as vice chancellor for...
Wisconsin Capitol Police decline to investigate leak of state Supreme Court abortion order
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June citing a conflict of interest, but the court's chief justice told The Associated Press she is pursuing other options. Chief Justice Annette Ziegler...
Trump is putting mass deportations at the heart of his campaign. Some Republicans are worried
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Mass Deportation Now!” declared the signs at the Republican National Convention, giving a full embrace to Donald Trump’s pledge to expel millions of migrants in the largest deportation program in American history. Some Republicans aren’t quite ready for...
Wisconsin man sentenced for threatening to shoot lawmakers if they passed a bill to arm teachers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin man was convicted and sentenced to time served Monday for threatening to shoot state lawmakers in 2022 if they passed a bill allowing teachers to carry firearms. James Stearns of Fond du Lac was found guilty of making terrorist threats, a felony,...
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...
