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Status of Evers’ appointees up in the air as he enters second term
At a campaign stop in Reedsburg in October, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R-Oostburg) warned that if Democratic Gov. Tony Evers were reelected, it would be hard for him and Senate Republicans to stop the “liberal takeover” of Wisconsin’s agencies and boards. Through Evers’ first term, two Senate majority leaders, LeMahieu and now-U.S. Rep. Scott […]
State population goal eliminated in new Wisconsin wolf plan
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources released a draft of its first updated wolf management plan in 23 years on Thursday. The plan notably doesn’t include a total statewide population goal for the animal, a number that has caused a number of contentious political fights in recent years. Since 1999, the state’s population goal has […]
Voters across state overwhelmingly approve non-binding marijuana, abortion referenda
About half a dozen communities across Wisconsin overwhelmingly approved non-binding referenda on legalizing recreational cannabis and repealing the state’s 1849 abortion ban on Tuesday. There were seven cannabis-related referenda on ballots across the state Tuesday, all of them passed by massive margins. While they were on the ballots of largely Democratic cities, the measures passed […]
Candidates concede, voting smooth in first major election since Trump conspiracies
After two years of Republican agitation about election fraud and warnings that the 2022 midterm elections would be overrun by unruly and even violent election observers, the voters of Wisconsin were able to cast their ballots safely while the results have been accepted by the losing candidates. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, candidates […]
Toney concedes, Kaul holds on for minuscule win in attorney general race
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul narrowly eked out a win in his reelection campaign against Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney. With more than 95% of votes cast across the state, Kaul’s lead was less than 5,000 votes — an exceedingly close election even for a state known for nail biters. Around 1:20 […]
Van Orden wins seat in 3rd Congressional District
Retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden has defeated state Sen. Brad Pfaff in the race for the open seat in Wisconsin’s 3rd Congressional District. Van Orden is headed to the U.S. House of Representatives two years after he lost a race for the same seat to incumbent Democratic Rep. Ron Kind, who had represented the […]
Waukesha Co. Judge denies right-wing attempt to stop count of military absentee ballots
A Waukesha County judge on Monday denied a last minute attempt by a right-wing group to bar absentee ballots cast by members of the military from being counted on Tuesday in order to verify that those votes come from real people. The case was brought by the right-wing Thomas More Society on behalf of a […]
Trump calls Vos ‘horrendous RINO’ in recorded robocall on behalf of write-in challenger Steen
Former President Donald Trump is again attempting to oust Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) from his seat in the Legislature. In the days before the Nov. 8 midterm election, Trump recorded a robocall on behalf of Adam Steen in which Trump calls Vos a “horrendous RINO,” (the acronym stands for Republican In Name Only). Steen, […]
WEC Administrator welcomes observers, warns that votes take time to count
Just days before the 2022 midterm elections, Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Administrator Meagan Wolfe appeared at a virtual news conference Friday to outline how the state’s election processes are secure and detail the ways in which the system is protected. Wolfe’s appearance came the day after it was announced that a city of Milwaukee election […]
Ag Sec. Vilsack visits Wisconsin to tout meat processing expansion
U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited western Wisconsin to tout a grant program expanding the region’s meat processing industry and an effort to better connect rural communities with the federal government. Vilsack and White House domestic policy advisor Susan Rice were in Chippewa County to talk about the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion […]
‘Tensions are high’ but election experts say voting is secure
Ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, experts and officials see tensions rising in Wisconsin and across the country. Armed poll watchers have been guarding Arizona absentee drop-off sites. Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels, who won’t say if he’ll accept the results of the election, has promised that if he’s given control of the state’s election […]
Milwaukee elections official fired after false requests of military absentee ballots
Update: On Friday, the elections official, Kimberly Zapata, was officially charged with one felony count of misconduct in public office and three misdemeanor counts of making a false statement to obtain/vote an absentee ballot. Elections officials say that the fact she was caught shows the system is protected against fraud of this kind. A Milwaukee […]