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Who can work Wisconsin's elections? New restrictions won't affect much, attorney general says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A new constitutional amendment restricting who can work on Wisconsin elections should have little practical effect, according to a legal opinion issued by Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul on Tuesday. Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment in...
Judge allows disabled voters in Wisconsin to electronically vote from home
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Local election officials in battleground state Wisconsin will be allowed to send absentee ballots to disabled voters electronically in November's presidential election, a judge ruled Tuesday. Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary...
Enough signatures collected to force recall election for Wisconsin GOP leader, commission says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Supporters of former President Donald Trump submitted 16 more valid signatures than needed to force a recall election of Wisconsin’s top elected Republican depending on what district the recall should be held in, based on a review by the state elections commission released...
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...
Wisconsin judge won't allow boaters on flooded private property
JEFFERSON, Wis. (AP) — The public's right to use flooded rivers, lakes and streams ends where the water normally stops, a Wisconsin judge ruled Monday. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Bennett Brantmeier's decision limits the reach of the public trust doctrine, provisions in the...
Enerpac: Fiscal Q3 Earnings Snapshot
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis. (AP) — Enerpac Tool Group Corp. (EPAC) on Monday reported earnings of $25.8 million in its fiscal third quarter. The Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin-based company said it had profit of 47 cents per share. The industrial...
On the anniversary of the fall of Roe, Democrats lay the blame for worsening health care on Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is using the second anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade to argue that Donald Trump is “guilty” of rolling back women's freedoms and setting off a nationwide health care crisis. Harris said Monday...
Wisconsin AG argues letting disabled people vote electronically at home would create confusion
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic attorney general pushed back Monday against a request to let people with disabilities vote electronically from home this fall. Attorney General Josh Kaul's attorneys told Dane County Circuit Judge Everett Mitchell during a hearing that...
Lockheed Martin subsidiaries reach $70 million settlement for claims they overcharged Navy for parts
STRATFORD, Conn. (AP) — Two Lockheed Martin subsidiaries have agreed to pay the federal government $70 million for overcharging the Navy for aircraft parts, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Friday. The federal agency says Sikorsky Support Services, based in Stratford,...
Teamsters president will speak at the Republican National Convention
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — The president of the Teamsters Union is set to speak at next month's Republican National Convention, as Donald Trump angles to chip away at President Joe Biden's support among the blue-collar workers who are expected to play a major role in the general election, particularly...
