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Mar 30, 2023

The most important election of 2023 is taking place in Wisconsin

Polls will be open in Wisconsin on April 4 from 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.  

Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign donations
Mar 30, 2023

Protasiewicz, Democrats crushing Kelly, Republicans in direct donations, losing independent spending slightly as race for Wisconsin Supreme Court reaches final days

Once again, a statewide race sets a record for most expensive in Wisconsin history as campaign cash pours into the state. Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz, left, and former Justice Daniel Kelly, are vying for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT The final major campaign finance reports before […]

Wisconsin ax maker
Mar 30, 2023

Wisconsin ax maker charged with threatening Gov. Evers strikes plea deal to lesser offense

Michael A. Yaker who has been known to carry an ax, believed he would be receiving the contract to build a park shelter at Scheidegger Forest County Park. After his bid was rejected he became involved in dispute with Dane County officials.

Wisconsin Medicaid Expansion
Mar 30, 2023

Anti-abortion Wisconsin lawmakers now look into Medicaid expansion

Nearly half of the state’s lawmakers have co-sponsored the bill that came before the Senate insurance committee for a hearing on Wednesday.

David Clarke
Mar 29, 2023

Kelly commits to conservative Supreme Court agenda if elected

By Steve Schuster [email protected] Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Dan Kelly told former Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. Tuesday that he would support conservative views when it comes to workers’ rights, gerrymandering, gun safety laws. “I don’t think you have to worry about that with me,” when asked if conservative listeners could trust that […]

Mar 29, 2023

New questions emerge from Dan Kelly’s 2019 auto accident

New questions emerged Wednesday from a 2019 motor vehicle accident involving Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Dan Kelly.

reinstated Adnan Syed murder conviction
Mar 29, 2023

Court reinstates Adnan Syed’s murder conviction, citing violation of victim’s family rights

By Madeleine O’Neill Maryland’s second-highest court reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction in the 1999 killing of Hae Min Lee Tuesday in a surprising new opinion that found Lee’s family had the right to attend in person when a judge freed Syed from prison and vacated his conviction in the killing. A split three-judge panel found […]

Hridindu Sankar Roychowdhury
Mar 29, 2023

Man charged with firebombing Wisconsin anti-abortion office

Investigators used DNA pulled from a half-eaten burrito to capture the man.

Mar 29, 2023

Judge rules Pence must testify before grand jury

A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department's investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Mar 29, 2023

Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Candidate Janet Protasiewicz caught shoveling resident’s sidewalk, Kelly meets with law enforcement officials

With less than a week away from the April 4 election the Wisconsin Supreme Court campaign ramped up this week.

Dan Kelly speaking at Milwaukee Press Club event Tuesday
Mar 28, 2023

Dan Kelly’s ties to Anti-Semitism spark concerns among Wisconsin lawmakers and jurists

Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly appeared virtually alongside a pastor who compared COVID-19 rules in 2020 to the Holocaust.

Dan Kelly
Mar 28, 2023

Wis. Supreme Court Chief Justice endorses Kelly

Ziegler said Kelly will uphold the rule of law. Wisconsin State Journal reports when Kelly was a Wis. Supreme Court justice several fellow conservative justices dissented on his decisions for alleged judicial errors, such as misreading simple language in a statute, ignoring straightforward statutory interpretations and misapplying judicial precedent.

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