Tag: Wisconsin State Legislature
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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 number not seen since World War II
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REDISTRICTING RECAP: More Republican gerrymandering for now. But hope remains for pro-democracy proponents, Democrats
While the Wisconsin Supreme Court gave state Republicans major wins, an election in 2023 could reverse them.
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Better ways to do elections are out there, critics say. Other countries use them. Why not here?
Different, and some would say more effective, election frameworks exist. Some are starting to emerge in the U.S. One is proportional representation.
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Legislature quietly, unanimously, passed law intended to improve police hiring
With little fanfare and no opposition, a bill proponents hope will cut down on bad apples in law enforcement passed the legislature and was signed by the governor way back in November.
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Illinois, Michigan combine for more than $600 million in 2021 tax revenue from recreational marijuana
While Wisconsin considers medical marijuana, neighboring states reap the rewards
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INTERACTIVE GRAPHIC: See how Wisconsin Republicans redrew the 33 state Senate districts to their advantage
Click where you live to see gerrymandering in action.
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Wisconsin legislators give selves a ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law
In Wisconsin, public officials generally must retain all public records, which includes emails. But state legislators have no legal obligation to do so.
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CARTOON: Wisconsin state legislators and the Open Records Law
According to the state’s Open Records Law, every public official in Wisconsin must keep their records should anyone from the public want to see them. Except for state legislators.
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Record campaign spending for state Sen. Testin’s district that includes Stevens Point
Nearly $1.9 million raised and spent for a $53,000-a-year-job Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
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Record campaign spending in suburban Milwaukee legislative race for Sen. Alberta Darlin’s seat
More than $2.2 million raised and spent in Milwaukee suburbs for $53,000-a-year job Political donations continue to accelerate after campaign finance laws relaxed in 2015
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Milwaukee area state Sen. Darling appears to break campaign finance law again
The longtime state legislator accepted donations over the legal maximum from several donors, as did her opponent.
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Help on the way for rural Wisconsinites struggling with lousy internet? Maybe.
Governor asks legislature for $200 million for broadband expansion and aid; feds sending billions in help at some point
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The 2020 Election is Over. Wisconsin Turns to Redistricting.
An end-around the governor? A recall of state Supreme Court justices? Primary challenges? How far will the parties go to defend, or break, Wisconsin’s gerrymandered districts?
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TWO MILLION DOLLAR CHECKS: Out-of-State Liberals Dominating Donations to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020
That could have major ramifications for the next decade.
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The Biggest Donors to Wisconsin Political Parties in 2020
See the super-rich donors who are taking advantage of a big loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law.
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Redistricting in Wisconsin: Where We’re At
In one of the most-evenly divided states in the country, none of the 2018 elections for the state’s seven U.S. congressional seats were decided by less than double figures.
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Wisconsin’s Full-Time (Lite) Legislature
The Wisconsin State Legislature meets in full just a few days per year, but is considered – and paid like – a full-time legislative body. What’s up with that?
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A Million Dollar Race for a $53k Job in the Fox Valley
After change to state law, campaign donations doubled in a 2018 race for Fox Valley state Senate seat.