MOUNT PLEASANT – Residents in Wards 9, 13, 14, and 24 of the Village of Mount Pleasant will have a new polling location starting Aug. 9. The new location, which will be ready to welcome voters for the upcoming Wisconsin Partisan Primary, is Racine Bible Church, 12505 Spring St., in Sturtevant. This is located between […]
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Record number of retirements in Wisconsin State Legislature this year
More than a quarter of incumbents not running for their seats in 2022, a rate not seen since World War II BY HOWARD HARDEE, The Badger Project Original publish date: June 14, 2022 Count on it: When Wisconsin’s political districts get redrawn, an unusual number of state lawmakers head for the door. This election cycle […]
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2020 election critics challenge local GOP incumbents; Vos, Wanggaard targeted on August 9 primary election
RACINE COUNTY – Two long-time Racine County legislators are being challenged in the August 9 Republican primary 2020 election by candidates that are questioning the integrity of the 2020 general election in which President Joe Biden narrowly defeated Donald Trump. Wisconsin Voter Alliance, an organization critical of the 2020 Wisconsin election, placed billboards like this […]
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Ballot drop boxes cause for lawsuits in Racine, Kenosha
RACINE AND KENOSHA – The Cities of Racine and Kenosha are among five Wisconsin cities sued this week by a conservative law firm over the use of absentee ballot drop boxes. The Thomas More Society of Chicago, on behalf of individual residents from Racine, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Madison and Kenosha, filed separate lawsuits on Wednesday […]
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REDISTRICTING RECAP: More Republican gerrymandering for now. But hope remains for pro-democracy proponents, Democrats
by The Badger Project, The Badger ProjectApril 29, 2022 While Wisconsin Supreme Court gave Republicans major wins, the 2023 election could reverse them. On the left, the congressional districts from the 2010s, and on the right, the new districts for the next decade. In the recent round of redistricting, Wisconsin’s congressional districts changed only slightly […]
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Racine Native Running For State Treasurer
MADISON – Racine native John S. Leiber this week announced that he is a candidate for Wisconsin State Treasurer. Leiber (pronounced LYE-burr) will be seeking the Republican Party nod for the seat in the Aug. 9 partisan primary. The only other announced GOP candidate is Orlando Owens of Milwaukee. Leiber, a graduate of Prairie High […]
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OPINION: Issues pertaining to the Wisconsin fall Senate race and Black voters
OPINION – The upcoming fall Wisconsin Senate race will be one of the most important in the state’s history, especially for the Black population of the Southeastern sectors of Racine and Kenosha. Although there are many Democratic candidates running, the seat is held by the highly conservative and eccentric Republican Ron Johnson. As a conservative, […]
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Patrick Flynn for Mayor? April Fool!
RACINE – The red-white-and-blue yard sign looks like the real thing. “Proven Leadership. Patrick Flynn. Racine Mayor” it says in bold, eye-catching letters. Except it’s not real, says Patrick Flynn of Racine. “It’s somebody’s April Fool’s joke,” he said Monday. “I thought I’d taken them all down but some keep popping up.” Flynn said a […]
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Wisconsin’s Court of Appeals elections continue trend of increasing partisanship
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerApril 1, 2022 The race for a seat on Wisconsin’s District II Court of Appeals has descended into partisan sniping in campaign ads, drawn the attention of out-of-state political action committees (PACs), and one candidate has received donations from some of the state’s most prominent conservative donors. Elections to Wisconsin’s courts […]
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Spring Election 2022 results
With a number of seats being uncontested, the Spring Election ended early as the vote totals came in before 9 p.m. Tuesday evening. About 27,000 people voted in the spring election. For many, there wasn’t much on the ballot. Only five of the 20 County Board seats were contested races. Caledonia and Mount Pleasant both […]
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Wanggaard files complaint against Racine over voter website, Dems say he’s causing confusion
Wisconsin Senator Van Wanggaard (R-Racine) filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) Tuesday against the City of Racine for its practice of accepting ballots from someone other than the voter. Municipal clerks have — as common practice — accepted ballots from people delivering them on behalf of other voters, especially the elderly and […]
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Wisconsin Supreme Court denies Evers motion to supplement record in redistricting case
by Henry Redman, Wisconsin ExaminerApril 1, 2022 The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday denied a motion from Gov. Tony Evers requesting to add information to the court record in the case to determine Wisconsin’s new political maps. Early last month, the court ruled that maps submitted by Evers most complied with constitutional and legal standards […]
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Sponsored: A letter from Alderman Henry Perez
Dear Friends, Neighbors, Family, It has been an honor and privilege to serve you as your Alderman in the 12th District of Racine since 2013. With the election coming up on April 15th, I would like you to know that I am also running for County Supervisor District 9, as well as Alderman of the […]
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Vos, Assembly cited for contempt after not turning over election review records
by Erik Gunn, Wisconsin ExaminerMarch 30, 2022 A Dane County judge cited Assembly Speaker Robin Vos with contempt of court Wednesday for failing to comply with her order five months ago to turn over records from the 2020 election review that Vos commissioned. The failure of Vos and the Wisconsin Assembly to search for and […]
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EXPO Ex-incarcerated people hold Empathy and Action Day at Capitol
by Isiah Holmes, Wisconsin ExaminerMarch 30, 2022 Activists from Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing (EXPO) and legislators gathered under the same roof Tuesday for Empathy and Action Day. In the Capitol Building, activists learned about approaching elected officials about issues of incarceration in the state. The event took place as Republican elected officials continue pushing hard-line policies […]