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Lawmakers release funds for literacy but leave much of state budget undone
The Joint Finance Committee did not take up three of the budget’s most consequential issue areas when it gaveled in late Friday night — more than 12 hours later than initially scheduled.
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Wisconsin elections chair says US DOJ is mistaken over threat to withhold federal funds
The chair of Wisconsin’s Election Commission says the U.S. Department of Justice is mistaken after federal officials accused the state agency of breaking a federal election law.
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Arguments begin in former Rep. Janel Brandtjen’s lawsuit against ERIC elections database
Arguments began Monday in a lawsuit that could change Wisconsin’s participation in a national group that helps maintain state voter laws.
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GOP bill would make it easier to appeal complaints rejected by Wisconsin Elections Commission
Months after the Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a complaint about a Racine mobile-voting van, Republican lawmakers are pushing to make it easier to bring future complaints to…
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Wisconsin Elections Commission: Small communities don’t need permission to stop using voting machines
The Wisconsin Elections Commission says small communities don’t need the state’s permission to stop using electronic voting machines, siding with a northwestern Wisconsin town that switched to…
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Adams County asks court to remove and replace elected treasurer
Adams County filed suit last week asking the court to declare that Treasurer Kara Dolezal “vacated” her position and her former opponent Kim Meinhardt is “entitled to…
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US Rep. Derrick Van Orden wants to end spring elections in Wisconsin
At the Republican state convention Saturday, Derrick Van Orden suggested ending Wisconsin’s spring elections — a move that would require an amendment to the state constitution. His…
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Liberal Judge Chris Taylor enters 2026 race for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The next battle for Wisconsin’s Supreme Court is shaping up with liberal state Appeals Court Judge Chris Taylor announcing Tuesday that she will challenge conservative Justice Rebecca…
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Wisconsin Republicans stress unity at state convention amid infighting
Republican activists gathered in Rothschild for their annual state party convention this weekend. While speakers celebrated President Donald Trump’s agenda, the event also underscored divisions within the…
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Milwaukee plans to order more ballots for future spring elections after ballot shortage ‘crisis’
Milwaukee’s top election official is planning to order one ballot per registered voter for future spring elections after some polling sites in the city ran out of…
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Adams County Board votes to replace treasurer elected by voters with candidate she beat in November
The treasurer of rural Adams County in central Wisconsin says she has no plans to leave office despite the county board’s vote to replace her with the…