When Wisconsin’s top election officials were considering drafting new rules for election observers earlier this year, they formed an advisory committee comprising representatives from the major parties, nonpartisan clerks from across the state — and right-wing activists who called the legitimacy of the 2020 election into question. The Wisconsin Elections Commission, the state’s top election… Continue reading 2020 Election Skeptics Could Guide Policy In Wisconsin
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The new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is off to a tense start
When liberal judge Janet Protasiewicz won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court this year, giving liberals their first majority in 15 years, it put an end to the bitterest and most expensive state Supreme Court races in U.S. history. But when Protasiewicz was sworn in last week, formally tipping the ideological balance of the… Continue reading The new liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court is off to a tense start
Nazis protest a Wisconsin Pride event, shouting homophobic slurs
A group of neo-Nazis protested an LGBTQ Pride event in Wisconsin on Saturday, carrying swastika flags and shouting homophobic language, according to NBC affiliate WMTV of Madison. The neo-Nazi group showed up to an annual Pride in the Park event in Watertown, which is about an hour west of Milwaukee. Members wore black face coverings,… Continue reading Nazis protest a Wisconsin Pride event, shouting homophobic slurs
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany says he won’t challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin
Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany said Tuesday he will not challenge Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin next year, making him the second high-profile Republican to pass on running for the Senate seat in recent weeks. Tiffany’s decision means that Baldwin still has no formal challenger in the pivotal battleground state. In a statement, Tiffany said… Continue reading Republican Rep. Tom Tiffany says he won’t challenge Sen. Tammy Baldwin in Wisconsin
4 dead, 2 injured in pair of crashes near Wisconsin air show
A midair collision between a helicopter and a gyrocopter as a major airshow was underway in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, left two dead and two injured Saturday, authorities said. Two others died earlier in the day when a single-engine plane went into nearby Lake Winnebago, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office said, according to The Associated Press. The… Continue reading 4 dead, 2 injured in pair of crashes near Wisconsin air show