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Former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to disclose names of others looking at impeachment
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices asked to review possible impeachment of a current justice refused to tell a judge Friday who else was looking into that question. Former Justice David Prosser called a lawsuit alleging violations of the state...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Wisconsin State Journal. September 24, 2023. Editorial: Let’s go, Brewers — all the way to 2050 Let’s be honest: Wisconsin is lucky to have three professional sports teams in the Green Bay Packers, Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Bucks. ...
Anti-abortion groups demand liberal Wisconsin prosecutors charge abortion providers despite ruling
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A coalition of anti-abortion organizations on Tuesday demanded that prosecutors in Wisconsin's two largest counties bring charges against abortion providers who have resumed practicing following a court ruling that consensual abortions are legal in the state. ...
Wisconsin DNR board appointees tell Republican lawmakers they don't support wolf population limit
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Two more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees to the state Department of Natural Resources board tried to convince Republican state senators Thursday to confirm them, saying they don't believe in a firm wolf population goal and would approve state environmental...
Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. September 19, 2023. Editorial: Brewers proposal isn’t a good deal for Wisconsin The new proposal to spend $614 million on American Family Field in exchange for the Brewers agreeing to stay in Milwaukee through 2050 is not the deal it’s...
Wisconsin redistricting fight focuses on the recusal of a key justice as impeachment threat lingers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans fighting to preserve Wisconsin legislative electoral maps they drew argue in new legal filings that a key liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice must recuse from the case despite the dismissal of complaints against her related to comments she made about...
Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Planned Parenthood resumed offering abortion services in Wisconsin on Monday after halting them for more than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Providers across the state stopped offering abortions following the June 2022 decision,...
Republican legislatures flex muscles to keep power in closely divided North Carolina and Wisconsin
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — In 2020, North Carolina seemed the model of an evenly-divided swing state. Then-President Donald Trump barely won, beating Democrat Joe Biden by just over a percentage point. Meanwhile, the state's Democratic governor, Roy Cooper, won reelection by a relatively comfortable 5...
North Carolina Republicans seek control over state and local election boards ahead of 2024
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republicans who control the North Carolina legislature with veto-proof majorities are close to wresting supervision of elections from the governor and the governor's party — almost always the Democrats for over a century. A bill that could reach Gov. Roy...
GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official targeted by 2020 election skeptics
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official, prompting a legal challenge from Democrats who say the vote was illegitimate. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a...
