Tag: Wisconsin State Legislature
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Uncompetitive race for Dane County Senate seat draws near record in campaign funds
Democrat Dianne Hesselbein will be the first woman to represent the 27th State Senate district, which includes Middleton, Waunakee, Mount Horeb and New Glarus.
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The 2022 Election is over. Wisconsin turns to redistricting (again).
The state could get fair maps, or it could be stuck with perhaps the worst gerrymandering in the country for the rest of the decade.
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Republican Quinn outraising Democrat Westlund in NW Wisconsin Senate seat vital to control of state government
Includes lists of top donors to both candidates
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“I’ll be like a turd in water’: Text messages show Prehn stayed past the expiration of his term to keep DNR board under GOP control
A Natural Resources Board member who refused to vacate his seat when his term expired did so to keep the board under Republican control, according to newly released text messages from his cell phone.
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Over a year later, Republican appointees to Wisconsin tech school board refuse to resign despite expired terms
With state Supreme Court approval, coordinated norm-breaking across state boards allows GOP to hold control of some and possibly take control of others sooner than usual, experts say
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Wisconsin GOP leaders have no Dem opposition in 2022, but plenty from their own party. And an ex-president.
The Assembly Speaker and Senate Majority Leader each face primary challenges, and Donald Trump has endorsed one upstart candidate.
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‘Characteristic of sham democracies’: DNR board member refuses to step down after term. Others might follow.
With Supreme Court approval, more DNR board members might stay on past their terms, which could keep it under Republican control.
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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.