Mar 23 Supreme Court tosses Wisconsin legislative voting maps By Associated Press The Supreme Court has thrown out Wisconsin state legislative maps that were preferred by the state's Democratic governor and selected by Wisconsin's top court. Continue reading
Aug 10 Wisconsin governor vetoes GOP bills to restrict absentees By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a series of bills Tuesday passed by the state's Republican-controlled Legislature that would have imposed new restrictions on absentee ballots in the key battleground state. Continue reading
Dec 02 Wisconsin governor calls Trump lawsuit an ‘assault’ By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Attorneys for Wisconsin's governor are calling President Donald Trump’s attempt to overturn the state's election results an “assault on democracy.”… Continue reading
Aug 27 17-year-old arrested after 2 killed during protests in Kenosha By Stephen Groves, Scott Bauer, Associated Press A white, 17-year-old police admirer was arrested Wednesday after two people were shot to death during a third straight night of protests. Continue reading
Apr 29 52 people who worked or voted in Wisconsin election have COVID-19 By Scott Bauer, Associated Press More than 50 people who voted in person or worked the polls during Wisconsin’s election earlier this month have tested positive for COVID-19 so far. Continue reading
Apr 06 Wisconsin governor orders delay of Tuesday election to June By Scott Bauer, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers on Monday issued an executive order to delay the state's presidential primary for two months because of the coronavirus pandemic, a move that will almost certainly prompt a court challenge and inject new uncertainty about whether… Continue reading
Apr 03 Wisconsin governor calls special session to move state to all-mail primary By Todd Richmond, Associated Press Democratic Governor Tony Evers called Friday for the Republican-controlled Legislature to meet in special session to move Wisconsin to an all-mail presidential primary. Continue reading
Jul 12 Trump lashes out against Paul Ryan ahead of Wisconsin visit By Jonathan Lemire, Todd Richmond, Associated Press President Donald Trump's trip to Wisconsin on Friday marks the sixth time he has traveled to the battleground state since taking office. Continue reading
Jan 10 Lawsuit aims to protect powers of Wisconsin’s newly-elected governor By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The lawsuit argues last month's lame-duck legislative session, when Republican lawmakers passed a set of bills to limit the new governor's authority, was unconstitutional. Continue reading
Dec 06 Wisconsin’s incoming governor says he’ll ask Scott Walker to veto GOP power play By Scott Bauer, Todd Richmond, Associated Press Wisconsin's Republican-controlled legislature recently passed a set of measures that would weaken the authority of the incoming Democratic governor. Continue reading