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Nov 4, 2020

Wisconsin Democrats sweating out GOP supermajority push

Wisconsin Democrats waited anxiously on Wednesday to see if they had blocked a Republican attempt to build legislative supermajorities that would negate Gov. Tony Evers' veto powers and allow them to advance their agenda at will over the upcoming session.

Nov 4, 2020

Presidency hinges on tight races in battleground states

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, ZEKE MILLER, JILL COLVIN and ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of the United States presidency hung in the balance Wednesday morning, as President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden battled for three familiar battleground states — Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania — that could prove crucial in determining […]

Nov 4, 2020

Razor-thin margin separates Biden, Trump in Wisconsin race

President Donald Trump and Joe Biden were locked early Wednesday in a razor-thin race in Wisconsin as vote-counting stretched into the predawn hours and the nation's eyes turned to the same Midwestern battlegrounds that decided the election four years ago.

Nov 3, 2020

ABA Legal Fact Check: A brief history of the Electoral College (Infographic)

A new poll from Marquette University Law School reports 82% of Americans surveyed believe the choice of the next U.S. Supreme Court justice is very or somewhat important to them.

Nov 3, 2020

Early voting shattered, Wisconsin polls open amid pandemic

After shattering early voting records, Wisconsin voters had a final chance Tuesday to cast ballots in schools, libraries, churches and community buildings, even as coronavirus cases surged and political tensions were high in the battleground state.

Sep 28, 2020

Appellate court halts Wisconsin ballot-counting extension

A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a six-day extension for counting absentee ballots in Wisconsin's presidential election, a momentary victory for Republicans and President Donald Trump in the key presidential battleground state.

Sep 18, 2020

US judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them "a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service" before the November election.

Sep 15, 2020

Wisconsin elections commission member advised Green Party

A Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission advised a Green Party representative about who to hire as an attorney after its presidential nominee was denied ballot access in the key battleground state, records obtained by The Associated Press show.

Aug 11, 2020

Wisconsin hopes for smoother primary than April election

Wisconsin's second statewide election since the coronavirus pandemic began came with far more time to prepare than the first, and election officials were hoping for a correspondingly smoother result in Tuesday's primary.

Jun 9, 2020

Republicans seek to stop Wisconsin election lawsuit

The Republican National Committee, the Wisconsin Republican Party and the GOP-controlled state Legislature are asking a federal judge to allow them to intervene in a sweeping lawsuit filed by Democratic-friendly groups seeking changes that would make it easier to vote in the November presidential election.

May 19, 2020

Wisconsin officials mull November absentee voting changes

Wisconsin officials are working on new tracking technology for absentee ballots and considering a host of other changes to improve the state's vote-by-mail process ahead of the November presidential election, according to a new report.

May 18, 2020

Wisconsin again? Swing state a hotbed of virus politics

By THOMAS BEAUMONT, SCOTT BAUER and SARA BURNETT Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has been the battleground for political proxy wars for nearly a decade, the backdrop for bruising feuds over labor unions, executive power, redistricting and President Donald Trump. Now, six months before a presidential election, the state is on fire again. […]

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