A group is continuing to pressure Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) to bring a resolution to impeach Wisconsin Election Administrator Meagan Wolfe to a vote, despite Vos’ public statements that it’s unlikely the Assembly will take up the issue. Representative Janel Brandtjen, Assembly District 22 (R – Menomonee Falls) – The Wisconsin Elections Committee, Inc, […]
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City moves to prevent election officials from spreading misinformation among actions taken Tuesday
RACINE — Local election officials now risk losing their appointment if they engage in the spread of misinformation following the adoption of the City of Racine Election Officials Handbook on Tuesday. The handbook outlines the duties of an election official and includes a provision that prohibits them from spreading misinformation about elections on the job […]
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2023-25 budget listening session – some numbers and lots of policy
MOUNT PLEASANT — The 2023-25 Wisconsin biannual state budget is a work in progress – for now at least. The approximately 25 residents who gathered at Mount Pleasant Village Hall on Tuesday evening, got the Republican Party’s perspective on the prospective state budget from a pair of GOP lawmakers who represent Racine County: Assembly Speaker […]
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Vos campaigns against Steen – again – in November election
RACINE, WI — After winning the primary for the 63rd Assembly seat by 260 votes on Aug. 9, House Speaker Robin Vos will face his Republican opponent Adam Steen again as a write-in candidate in the general election on Nov. 8. About 10,000 people voted in the 63rd District Assembly race on Aug. 9. The […]
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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 […]