Politics & Government
Clear and present danger
When Law Forward launched in October with the goal of reversing the right-wing assault on democracy, there was “skepticism about how real these threats to our democracy are,” says Jeffrey Mandell, one of the founding attorneys at Wisconsin’s new progressive, nonprofit law firm Since then, a violent mob, incited by President Donald Trump, has rampaged […]
Wisconsin justices skeptical of conservative redistricting proposal
Members of both the conservative and liberal wings of the Wisconsin Supreme Court seemed skeptical of a rule change, proposed by the conservative Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL), that would fast-track disputes over redistricting straight to the state’s highest court. The justices’ skepticism came on both ideological and practical grounds. Every ten years, […]
Biden rolls out $1.9 trillion emergency package to battle pandemic and economic crises
WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is calling on Congress to approve a sweeping package for economic and pandemic relief with a price tag twice that of the emergency aid passed in December after months of acrimonious negotiations. Biden’s $1.9 trillion proposal, which he outlined in a speech Thursday evening, is framed around boosting funding in […]
Hintz calls for removal of Republicans from elections committee who “promote the lie that the presidential election was stolen”
Assembly Democratic leader Gordon Hintz is calling on Speaker Robin Vos to remove the members of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections who sent a letter “replete with false narratives impugning the integrity of Wisconsin’s election” to Vice President Mike Pence asking that he not permit the election results to be certified declaring Joe […]
Rep. Tiffany condemned Capitol violence, but appeared at closed-door rally with radio host calling for ‘war’
Just days after the U.S. Capitol was attacked by pro-Trump insurrectionists, Rep. Tom Tiffany appeared at a closed-door rally in Wausau that featured inflammatory speeches from right-wing radio host Vicki McKenna and other far-right Republicans. Tiffany condemned the Jan. 6 violence but still voted to overturn the results of November’s presidential election, even after the […]
These 15 state legislators asked Pence not to certify election results
One day before a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol falsely claiming that Donald Trump was being denied his rightful victory in the presidential election due to rampant fraud, a group of Wisconsin state legislators sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence asking that the results of the presidential election not be certified. In […]
U.S. House votes to again impeach Trump, as a ‘clear and present danger’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House voted Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, charging him with inciting violent rioters last week who rampaged through the U.S. Capitol, temporarily derailing the tally of presidential votes and leading to at least five deaths. The 232-197 vote concluded a swift, truncated process in the House, […]
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride named as ‘target’ by police
Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride was identified as a “higher value target” by his own police department, according to an internal PowerPoint presentation created by Wauwatosa police. The PowerPoint, sent in an email on Sep. 1, 2020, was forwarded by a member of the department’s Special Operations Group (SOG) to a supervisor in the department’s Investigative […]
Evers forecasts his plans for governing beyond COVID
Gov. Tony Evers paused his 2021 State of the State speech to ask everyone who tuned in to observe a moment of silent remembrance for the more than 5,000 Wisconsinites who have died from COVID-19 over the past year. “When I delivered my last State of the State address, no one could have predicted the […]
Evers, Senate Republicans reach a deal on COVID-19 bill
With a surprise last-minute deal, the state Senate passed its slimmed-down legislation responding to the COVID-19 pandemic with only two dissenting votes Tuesday, teeing it up for the Assembly to pass and Gov. Tony Evers to sign. The bill won Evers’ support after an amendment was added that narrowed the centerpiece of the bill — […]
Wisconsin man arrested for entering U.S. Capitol during riots
An Eau Claire man was arrested Tuesday for going into the U.S. Capitol during the violent riots on Jan. 6. Kevin Daniel Loftus, 52, posted photos online of himself in the Capitol as it was being attacked. He faces two federal misdemeanor charges for knowingly entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, and […]
With few pharmacies, Wisconsin’s rural counties are forced to get creative to administer COVID vaccines
Florence County is one of just 110 counties nationwide without a retail pharmacy capable of providing immunization services. Five other rural counties in Wisconsin have just one such pharmacy. The availability of several COVID-19 vaccine access points will be important for immunizing people in the hard-to-reach rural corners of the country, yet hundreds of counties […]