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Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional District Might Be Competitive Again
Gov. Evers' legislative map rebalances district held by Republicans for two decades.
Apr 15th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
State Supreme Court Hears Dropbox Lawsuit
Lawsuit brought by conservative law firm could affect absentee voting practices.
Apr 14th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Republicans Making It Harder to Vote
That includes disabled voters, who can’t vote unless someone delivers their ballot.
Apr 12th, 2022 by Andrea Kaminski
Vos’ Emails Show Pressure From Election Deniers
Assembly Speaker and staff sought a way to respond to demands for reviews of the 2020 election.
Apr 12th, 2022 by Henry Redman
County Board Races Finally Settled
Preliminary results show Deanna Alexander won 8-candidate, write-in race in District 18.
Apr 12th, 2022 by Graham Kilmer
Right-Wing Money Helps Elect Appeals Court Judge
Uihleins and outside groups spend $450,000 to elect Maria Lazar.
Apr 9th, 2022 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Evers Vetoes 43 GOP Proposals
Killing Republican bills on guns, election changes, COVID-19, but does sign 35 other bills.
Apr 9th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Elections Commission Issues Fines for ‘Frivolous Complaints’
Peter Bernegger, who previously testified at Assembly committee, fined $2,400.
Apr 7th, 2022 by Christine Hatfield
Judge Ends Search for Deleted Emails, Texts From Vos’ Phone
Assembly Speaker has turned over almost 20,000 deleted emails from his state account, attorney says.
Apr 7th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Another Bizarre Gableman Proposal
With no evidence recommends state stop using ERIC voter registration system.
Apr 6th, 2022 by Bruce Thompson
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Race Takes Partisan Turn
Donations from mega-donors, political action committees funding attack ads.
Apr 1st, 2022 by Henry Redman
Vos Held In Contempt of Court
Assembly Speaker faces contempt for not releasing records from partisan 2020 election review.
Mar 31st, 2022 by Rich Kremer
US Supreme Court Throws State Election Into Chaos
Decision on Wisconsin maps part of national Republican push to undermine democracy.
Mar 27th, 2022 by Ruth Conniff
$250,000 In Dark Money Backs Appeals Court Candidate
Conservative Waukesha judge Judge Maria Lazar backed by shadowy Illinois group.
Mar 24th, 2022 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
Absentee Voting Begins for April 5 Election
Milwaukee seeks 'to make early voting as accessible as possible.'
Mar 23rd, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Little Change In Voting Rules For April
After 16 months of controversy only one change in rules, though not for lack of Republican efforts.
Mar 21st, 2022 by Steven Walters
Redistricting Battle Delays Election Process
Court fights not over, new maps needed so candidates for fall elections could start gathering signatures.
Mar 20th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Legal Battle Over Gableman Subpoenas Drags On
Gableman's partisan election review will continue until subpoena lawsuits resolved.
Mar 18th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Secretary of State La Follette Seeks Reelection
Doug La Follette has served as Secretary of State off and on since 1974.
Mar 18th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Vos Says State Can’t Decertify 2020 Election Results
Republican activists still pushing speaker to overturn 2020 election.
Mar 17th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Elections Commission Won’t Punish 10 False Electors
WEC board member Robert Spindell, one of the 10 Republicans, votes against sanctioning himself.
Mar 16th, 2022 by Henry Redman
US Supreme Court Justice Shows Interest in State Redistricting Case
Legislature asks for stay of redistricting ruling, Justice Coney Barrett asks litigants to respond.
Mar 9th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Gableman, Vos Sign New Contract on Election Probe
Judge orders Gableman to release 700 pages of documents from probe.
Mar 9th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Taxpayers Pay for Gableman’s Groceries, Political Speeches
He has spent $519,000 so far on widely criticized election probe.
Mar 8th, 2022 by Henry Redman
GOP Leader Says Legal Pot Likely ‘At Some Point’
Assembly Majority Leader Steinke points to national trend of states legalizing cannabis.
Mar 7th, 2022 by Christine Hatfield
Elections Commission Rebuts Gableman Report
Review of 2020 election full of misunderstandings, falsehoods, state commission says.
Mar 6th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Republicans To Appeal Redistricting
Will ask U.S. Supreme Court to overrule WI Supreme Court decision backing Evers plan.
Mar 5th, 2022 by Bridgit Bowden and Shawn Johnson
Gableman Report About ‘Vibes and Feelings’
Inflammatory 136-page report offers no new information on 2020 election, experts say.
Mar 5th, 2022 by Henry Redman
The Gableman Conspiracy ‘Circus’
Offers hours of conspiracy-laden testimony and new report pushing to decertify 2020 election which Republican calls illegal, a ‘fool’s errand.'
Mar 2nd, 2022 by Henry Redman
Republicans Restrict Right To Vote
Ramming through 5 bills making it harder to vote and hog tying nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Mar 1st, 2022 by Matt Rothschild
Tosa Election Recount After Uncounted Ballots Found
City clerk found 58 absentee ballots from Feb. 15 primary.
Feb 25th, 2022 by Corrinne Hess
Assembly Passes Early Vote Counting Bill
A raft of election related bills passed, some adding additional requirements to absentee voting.
Feb 25th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Senate Passes a Dozen Voting Bills
Republicans say bills address election ‘irregularities.’ Democrats charge ‘voter suppression.'
Feb 23rd, 2022 by Erik Gunn
The Rise of Timothy Ramthun
One-time nobody now a candidate for governor and top demagogue in state Republican Party.
Feb 21st, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Group Pushes Dane County DA To Prosecute False Electors
'All 10 convened in Dane County to carry out their unlawful plan,’ Law Forward writes.
Feb 21st, 2022 by Matt Rothschild
80% of State’s Judicial Races Uncontested
39 of 49 judges in state’s circuit and appellate courts face no opposition.
Feb 20th, 2022 by Gretchen Schuldt
Vos Expects Gableman Election Report Soon
By end of February. But that won’t be end of investigation, Vos adds.
Feb 19th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Election Official Refutes Bogus Fraud Claims
Addressing false claims wastes valuable time, election tech director said.
Feb 17th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Ramthun, Brandtjen Lead Rally to Overturn 2020 Election
Capitol event organized by Jefferson Davis pushes bill to recall state’s 2020 electors.
Feb 16th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Ramthun Will Mess Up GOP Primary
Republican state senator won’t provide any evidence of his Big Lie about 2020 election.
Feb 15th, 2022 by John Torinus
Supreme Court Rules Against Drop Boxes
570 absentee drop boxes used in 66 counties barred by state high court beginning with April election.
Feb 12th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Assembly Committee Hears Unsupported Claims of Voter Fraud
A convicted fraudster, who once worked with Michael Gableman, makes wild allegations.
Feb 10th, 2022 by Henry Redman
GOP Election Bills Are Far Reaching
Restricting absentee voting, more power for Legislature, nursing home employees could face prison.
Feb 9th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Legislators, Citizens Battle Over Election Bills
Senate Elections committee debates: Do GOP bills enhance voting ‘integrity' or unleash 'war on voters’?
Feb 8th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Johnson Blasted For Stance on Lost Jobs
Oshkosh Defense will build US Postal Service vehicles in South Carolina, not Wisconsin.
Feb 7th, 2022 by Rob Mentzer
State Business Leaders Defend Elections Commission
Letter commends integrity and courage of WEC in overseeing successful 2020 election.
Feb 7th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Supreme Court Denies Kleefisch Election Lawsuit
4-3 ruling rejects challenge to absentee ballot boxes by Republican candidate for governor.
Feb 5th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Trump Attorney Memo Outlined ‘Alternate Electors’ Strategy
Strategy later used by 10 Republicans that tried to cast state's electors for Trump.
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Voces Joins Suit Over Gableman Election Subpoenas
Immigrant-rights group received subpoenas as part of GOP election investigation.
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Henry Redman
Dems Want Elections Commissioner Involved in ‘Alternate Electors’ Scandal Removed
Commissioner Spindell signed documents seeking to cast state's electors for Trump in 2020.
Feb 3rd, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Republicans Offer Slate of Election Bills
They won’t suppress votes, Bernier and other GOP legislators promise. Democrats skeptical.
Feb 2nd, 2022 by Henry Redman
Speaker Vos Struggles to Maintain Control
Assailed by GOP rebels. ‘Conspiracy theorists have taken over the party.’
Jan 31st, 2022 by Melanie Conklin
U.S. House Committee Subpoenas 2 Wisconsin ‘False’ Electors
10 state Republicans voted as ‘alternate’ electors, seeking to overturn legal election.
Jan 29th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
State High Court Allows Absentee Ballot Boxes For February Primary
Hagedorn joins liberal justices. Court also agrees to hear expedited appeal of the case.
Jan 29th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Imposter Electors Tied to Fitzgerald, Kleefisch
And Republican AG candidate Adam Jarchow. Democrats say it disqualifies them from holding office.
Jan 28th, 2022 by Melanie Conklin
Appeals Court Reinstates Absentee Drop Boxes
Court says change this close to election could cause confusion, disenfranchise voters.
Jan 24th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
Absentee Ballot Boxes Helped Republicans, Too
Many of the 500 drop boxes in state were in districts voting heavily for Trump.
Jan 24th, 2022 by Steven Walters
How Absentee Ballot Boxes Became Illegal
Used in 40 states and backed by Republicans, until their new push to make them illegal.
Jan 17th, 2022 by Bruce Murphy
Kaul Says Feds Should Prosecute State’s GOP False Electors
10 Wisconsin Republicans sent phony electoral ballots for Trump to Congress.
Jan 16th, 2022 by Melanie Conklin
Will 10 Wisconsin Republicans Who Tried to Hijack 2020 Election Be Punished?
They submitted imposter Electoral College ballots to Congress.
Jan 14th, 2022 by Melanie Conklin
Court Disallows Absentee Ballot Boxes
Waukesha judge rules they are not allowed under state law.
Jan 14th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
GOP Lawmakers Make Massive Data Request of Election Commission
WEC says request would cost $100,000, shut down agency for four days.
Jan 12th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Court Rejects Kaul Suit to Stop GOP Election Probe’s Subpoena
But judge warns she could reopen case if Gableman seek penalties against WEC leader.
Jan 11th, 2022 by Laurel White
Wisconsin’s January 6 Collaborators
25 Republicans who sought to overturn a legal election.
Jan 9th, 2022 by Matt Rothschild
Hold Wisconsin’s Fraudulent Electors Accountable
10 Republicans tried to cast Wisconsin's electoral votes for former President Donald Trump.
Jan 6th, 2022 by Jeffrey Mandell
Senate GOP Leader Opposes Dismantling Elections Commission
Some Republican legislators proposing to get rid of the regulatory agency.
Jan 6th, 2022 by Shawn Johnson
New Group Joins Redistricting Battle
Citizens group representing 'no political party’ calls for fairer maps than those submitted.
Jan 5th, 2022 by Henry Redman
Republicans Expand Election Probe
More subpoenas of local officials and “insanely broad” request of information from state elections commission, its chair charges.
Jan 4th, 2022 by Laurel White
Evers Strategizes on Pandemic
Seeking federal help to staff health care facilities, reserving some pandemic aid for future problems.
Dec 27th, 2021 by Laurel White
2022 Governor’s Race Will Decide How Elections Run, Hintz Warns
If Evers loses Republicans will install partisan election controls, Assembly Minority Leader predicts.
Dec 26th, 2021 by Laurel White
Suit Seeks to Reactivate 31,854 Purged Voters
League of Women Voters charges that voters illegally removed without first being notified.
Dec 24th, 2021 by Ruth Conniff
State High Court Asked to Rule On Marsy’s Law
Appeals court won’t decide suit, citing little case law whether voters on ballot question fully informed.
Dec 22nd, 2021 by Danielle Kaeding
WILL’s Report Short on Evidence
Conservative report asserts, with no evidence, that changes in election law needed.
Dec 15th, 2021 by Bruce Thompson
Quit ‘Chasing Conspiracy Theories,’ Kaul Urges Republicans
Election investigation ‘wasting taxpayer money,’ attorney general charges.
Dec 15th, 2021 by Shawn Johnson
Vos Can’t Say When Election Probe Will End
Nor whether additional funding for investigation will be needed. ‘We don’t know.’
Dec 15th, 2021 by Laurel White
Key Republican Bashes GOP Elections Probe
Sen. Bernier, Senate’s elections committee chair, calls investigation a ‘charade’ that will harm her party.
Dec 14th, 2021 by Laurel White
WILL Report Finds Little Voter Fraud
But conservative group cites potential for future fraud, attacks election administrators.
Dec 8th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Gableman Asks Court to Arrest Madison, Green Bay Mayors
It’s “comic buffoonery,” says attorney for Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich.
Dec 6th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Michael Gableman Has No Shame
Head of GOP election probe was a nasty bully, making slanderous, irresponsible charges to Assembly committee.
Dec 5th, 2021 by Matt Rothschild
State Elections Commission Blasts Non-Partisan Election Review
Commission chair says report is "gross incompetence" or a intentional "sabotage."
Dec 2nd, 2021 by Laurel White
Loudenbeck Will Run for Secretary of State
Wants state office to take control of Wisconsin elections.
Dec 1st, 2021 by Laurel White
Gableman Reveals Staff in Election Probe
Nine staff earning up to $10,000 month in Republican-backed investigation.
Dec 1st, 2021 by Corrinne Hess
Johnson Pushes Legislators to Take Over Federal Elections
Including U.S. Senator race. He has 'lost confidence' in state elections agency.
Nov 23rd, 2021 by Laurel White
Kleefisch Files Suit Against Elections Commission
Asks state Supreme Court to bypass lower courts, order WEC to establish new election rules.
Nov 16th, 2021 by Laurel White
Gableman Says GOP Election Probe Stymied AG
In first testimony to lawmakers, head of probe says he won't conduct interviews in public.
Nov 11th, 2021 by Laurel White
Republicans Again Attack Wolfe, WEC
Rep. Macco calls Wolfe and elections commission “repugnant and insulting” at committee hearing.
Nov 10th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Why The GOP Push To Oust Wolfe
If elections commission administrator resigned and board deadlocks on who should replace her, Vos and Republicans get to choose new leader.
Nov 8th, 2021 by Steven Walters
Charges Against Election Officials Are Partisan Stunt
Using unproven allegations to cause distrust of democracy.
Nov 7th, 2021 by Jay Heck
AG Calls Racine Sheriff Charges ‘Publicity Stunt’
AG Kaul refused a statewide investigation, called charges "disgraceful."
Nov 5th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Racine County Sheriff Refers Charges For State Elections Commissioners
Charging recommendations against five of six elections commissioners referred to district attorney.
Nov 4th, 2021 by Henry Redman
About Those Election ‘Irregularities’
Is there any truth to Republican complaints about the 2020 election?
Nov 3rd, 2021 by Bruce Murphy
State Elections Leader Refuses to Resign
Meagan Wolfe calls GOP demands that she step down from WEC "partisan politics at its worst.”
Nov 1st, 2021 by Laurel White
Senate Targets Elections Commission
Three separate elections investigations pushing for changes. What's the likely impact?
Nov 1st, 2021 by Steven Walters
Audit Bureau Does Hatchet Job on Elections Commission
Nonpartisan agency departs from traction with biased report.
Oct 31st, 2021 by Matt Rothschild
Racine County Sheriff Alleges Voting Fraud In Nursing Homes
Deputy Sheriff alleges voting laws were broken with use of absentee ballots.
Oct 29th, 2021 by Madeline Fox
Van Orden Gets $12,000 Donation From Casino Magnate Accused of Sex Harassment
The Republican candidate for Congress has himself been accused of sexual harassment.
Oct 26th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Republicans Want Yet Another Election Probe
After non-partisan report finds 2020 election was safe and secure, Senate leaders call for another investigation.
Oct 26th, 2021 by Henry Redman
Nonpartisan State Election Review Finds No Widespread Fraud
Legislative Audit Bureau recommends changes to election laws.
Oct 22nd, 2021 by Laurel White
Wisconsin Elections Commission Sues To Stop Gableman’s Subpoenas
Suit says Gableman is overstepping authority in how subpoenas are structured.
Oct 21st, 2021 by Jeramey Jannene
Election Probe Testimony Postponed
Testimony from public officials for the GOP-investigation was to begin Friday, Oct. 15.
Oct 14th, 2021 by Laurel White
