Aug 21 First GOP debate set for Wednesday in battleground state of Wisconsin By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Republicans who chose Milwaukee for the first debate and for the national convention in 11 months are clearly aware of Wisconsin’s well-earned status as a swing state. Continue reading
Aug 15 WATCH: Biden touts economic policies in trip to battleground Wisconsin By Fatima Hussein, Associated Press On the heels of a fourth indictment for Trump, Biden focused on manufacturing jobs in a speech at a Wisconsin factory — putting his ideas for growth up against his Republican rivals in a bid to win over voters in a key… Continue reading
Aug 04 Wisconsin judge orders the release of records sought related to fake Trump elector By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has ordered the state elections commission to release all records it has related to one of its Republican members and his role as one of 10 people who posed as fake electors in 2020 for former President… Continue reading
Aug 02 Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn congressional maps By Scott Bauer, Associated Press The long-promised action from a coalition of law firms and voting rights groups comes the day after the Wisconsin Supreme Court flipped from a conservative to liberal majority. Continue reading
Jul 05 Wisconsin's Democratic governor guts Republican tax cut, increases school funding for 400 years By Scott Bauer, Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Evers angered Republicans in the ways he used partial vetoes, with some saying Wednesday that the Democratic governor was going back on deals he had made with them. Continue reading
May 18 Wisconsin tribe asks court to shut down Enbridge pipeline due to oil spill risk By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Attorneys for a Wisconsin Native American tribe argued Thursday that a federal judge should order an energy company to shut down an oil pipeline because rapid erosion could expose it and cause a massive oil spill on reservation land. Continue reading
May 09 Wisconsin judge rules election commission must revive 2020 fake elector complaint By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A Wisconsin judge has ruled that the state's bipartisan elections commission must disregard its earlier ruling rejecting a complaint filed against fake presidential electors when it rehears the case. Continue reading
Apr 05 Democratic-backed judge wins key Wisconsin Supreme Court race By Scott Bauer, Associated Press A Democratic-backed Milwaukee judge has won the high stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race, ensuring liberals will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of the state's abortion ban pending. Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 4:12 News Wrap: Midwest and South brace for more storms days after tornadoes killed 32 In our news wrap Tuesday, parts of the Midwest and South braced for a new wave of severe weather days after tornadoes killed 32 people, Evan Gershkovich, the Wall Street Journal reporter being held in Russia, met with his lawyers… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 6:51 The legal impact of Wisconsin's shortage of prosecutors and public defenders By Nathan Denzin, Wisconsin Public Television Ninety-eight percent of criminal cases in federal courts end with a plea bargain instead of going to trial. It’s a practice that some say prioritizes efficiency over fairness. And with a shortage of both prosecutors and public defenders on the… Continue watching