Politics
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Wisconsin Elections Commission wants funding for new office focused on election transparency
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is once again asking to create an office tasked with ensuring transparency and accountability in elections.Â
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As ballot deadline nears, RFK Jr. could ask clerks to cover his name
Independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could ask Wisconsin clerks to cover his name instead of reprinting ballots for the November election.
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Long-planned UW-Madison engineering building nets $75M donation
A long-planned engineering building at UW-Madison is getting a boost with a $75 million donation.
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Latest polling shows Harris edging ahead of Trump in battleground Wisconsin
Among registered voters, Marquette’s latest poll shows Harris with 52 percent of the vote, compared to 48 percent for Trump. Among likely voters, the survey shows the same numbers, 52-48.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments in 2 election-related lawsuits
One case focuses on the legality of a mobile-voting van, and the second looks at whether court records determining a voter is incompetent should be public record.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court hears case of brothers who say they were improperly fired after stealing from school district
How the court rules in the case could set precedent for how Wisconsin employers handle investigations of employees moving forward.Â
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RFK Jr. asks appeals court to get him off Wisconsin ballot
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. has filed a claim in a Waukesha-based state appeals court, his latest attempt to remove his name from Wisconsin’s ballot.
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Ahead of 2024 election, some voters say they’re tired of incivility in politics
More than a dozen voters responded to WPR’s America Amplified project to say they’re frustrated by heated language and lack of cooperation in politics.
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As election cycle heats up, WisconsinEye calls on Baldwin campaign to pull ad footage
WisconsinEye, a statewide public affairs network that broadcasts government proceedings and policy-oriented interviews, has called for campaigns to stop using its footage in negative advertisements.
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Dodge County clerks backtrack on using drop boxes after concerns from Republican sheriff
Some town and village clerks in Dodge County were considering using absentee ballot drop boxes in the upcoming November presidential election.