Politics. Wisconsin. Music. Not always in that order. Associated Press Statehouse correspondent based in Madison.
Madison, Wisconsin
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A federal judge in Wisconsin on Wednesday ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.
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BREAKING NEWS:
Wisconsin Supreme Court won’t hear Trump election lawsuit, likely dooming state court case seeking to overturn loss
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Democrat Patty Schachtner explains to @AP how she flipped Wisconsin Senate seat in deep red district: "My message has always been be kind, be considerate and we need to help people when they're down... We just need to be kind to people who are less fortunate and just help."
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BREAKING
In 4-3 ruling, Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps before 2024 election in huge win for Democrats
Liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz sided with liberal majority
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BREAKING:
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules against Trump’s attempt to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the state
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Wisconsin Supreme Court in 5-2 ruling sides with Democrats, says voters flagged as possibly having moved should not be removed from voter registration database
That job is up to local officials, not @WI_Elections, court rules
Justice Hagedorn wrote the majority
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More than half of the requested absentee ballots in Wisconsin had been returned as of today, three weeks and one day from Election Day:
Requested: 1.3 million
Returned: 683,223
Dane County: 117,116
Milwaukee County: 109,184
Waukesha County: 54,433
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James Roosevelt Jr., the grandson of FDR, endorses @TheOtherMandela in Wisconsin’s Senate race, saying Republican @SenRonJohnson is an extremist who threatens the future funding of Social Security.
Roosevelt sent a fundraising email for Barnes today
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Two of Trump's biggest backers in the Wisconsin Legislature who had wanted Wisconsin to decertify Biden's win in 2020 lost to more moderate conservatives.
State Rep. Janel Brandtjen lost in a primary to current Sen. Dan Knodl and former Rep. Tim Ramthun lost to Sen. Dan Feyen.
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.@AP calls Wisconsin state superintendent of schools race for Democratic-backed Jill Underly, who defeats Deb Kerr by double digits, based on unofficial results
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A state judiciary disciplinary panel has rejected several complaints lodged against Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz that alleged she violated the judicial code of ethics for comments she made during the campaign.
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U.S. Sen. @tammybaldwin wins the endorsement of the Farm Bureau Federation, becoming the first statewide Democrat to win an endorsement from the state's largest general farm organization in the state in more than 20 years.
The Farm Bureau picked her over Republican @EricHovde
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BREAKING
A newly released audio recording obtained by The Associated Press offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in Wisconsin knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.
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A highly anticipated nonpartisan audit of the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin did not identify any widespread fraud in the battleground state, which a key Republican legislative leader said shows that the state's elections are “safe and secure.”
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.@RonJohnsonWI when asked why Senate is moving ahead with vote on tax bill even though some lawmakers haven't read it yet: "You really don't read this kind of legislation." Johnson says you have to study the major parts, get feedback from affected groups
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Crowd is banging on the door of the budget committee hearing room, chanting "Respect our votes!"
Republican lawmakers are booed as they enter the room. Shouts of "Shame!" and "You're changing our democracy!"
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Wisconsin Supreme Court, in a 4-3 decision with liberals in favor and conservatives against, agree to hear challenge to Republican-drawn legislative maps
The decision comes after Justice Janet Protasiewicz denied GOP request to recuse from the case
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.@GovTimWalz says on stage at Eau Claire rally that @GovEvers "might be the kindest human being I have ever met."
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BREAKING on @AP
Man with handgun seeking Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers arrested in state Capitol, posts bail and returns with assault rifle
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UPDATE
All 72 Wisconsin counties have canvassed the vote
Based on those reports, @JoeBiden beat @realDonaldTrump by 20,612 votes in Wisconsin
Trump can file for a recount, as he's promised, any time from now until 5 p.m. Wednesday
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.@VP Kamala Harris campaign refers to Donald Trump as "78-year-old criminal" in statement after his interview on Fox News.
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Breaking:
Wisconsin voters reject Republican-authored ballot questions that limit governor’s power to spend federal money
@GovEvers, other Democrats organized against the measures that GOP-controlled Legislature placed on the ballot
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Margin of victory for winner of past six presidential elections in Wisconsin:
Biden: .6%
Trump: .7%
Obama: 6.9%
Obama: 13.9%
Kerry: .38%
Gore: .22%
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Liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice refuses to recuse from redistricting cases despite impeachment threat
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BREAKING on @AP
Seven unions representing teachers and other public workers in Wisconsin filed a lawsuit Thursday attempting to end the state’s near-total ban on collective bargaining for most public employees.
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Attorneys and private investigators for John Huber spent over 100 hours trying to locate Rittenhouse, tracking down addresses in seven states, before they found the home of his mother and sister in Florida.
Judge: “Rittenhouse has been deliberately cagey about his whereabouts."
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Breaking on @AP:
There should be no effort to impeach liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz based on what is known now, former Justice David Prosser advised Republican Assembly Speaker @repvos who asked him to review the issue.
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Rittenhouse had argued that the case against him should be dismissed because he wasn’t properly served with the lawsuit.
The judge dismissed that, saying that Rittenhouse “is almost certainly evading service.”
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Breaking:
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' lawsuit against the Republican-controlled Legislature arguing that it is obstructing basic government functions.
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Certified results from 49 of 72 Wisconsin counties shows little change from unofficial results posted on election night.
So far, @JoeBiden has picked up 157 votes. That's mainly due to an error in Shawano County
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Even with the Democratic win tonight in the state Senate special election, Republicans maintain an 18-14 majority in the Senate. But the impact of her win will be felt much more broadly than that given that she flipped a deep-red seat, which should make all Republicans nervous
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BREAKING on @AP
Warden of Wisconsin's maximum security prison in Waupun jailed hours before news conference on prison death investigations
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BREAKING:
A second former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice asked to investigate taking the unprecedented step of impeaching liberal Justice Janet Protasiewicz came out against it
Former Justice Jon Wilcox tells @AP there is nothing to justify impeachment
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UPDATE
60 of Wisconsin's 72 counties have certified election results from last week with little net change
So far, @JoeBiden has picked up 48 additional votes and @realDonaldTrump has gained 44, for a net gain to Biden of 4 votes
Biden's margin is about 22,500 statewide
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BREAKING on @AP
Wisconsin Assembly @SpeakerVos has fired Michael Gableman, the former state Supreme Court justice he hired 14 months ago to investigate the 2020 election
Vos fired him three days after Vos beat a GOP challenger Gableman and Donald Trump endorsed
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Wisconsin Republican @RepTiffany confirms he still intends to object tonight to certifying Electoral College results of @JoeBiden victory over @realDonaldTrump
House is expected to resume at some point tonight, no word yet on the Senate
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More than 75 people in line in the rain before 7 am waiting to vote in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Drawing huge crowds, Bernie Sanders steps into leadership of the anti-Trump resistance apnews.com/article/bernie-sa…
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Senate gallery erupts in chants of “Shame!” after Republican Senate president @SenatorRoth orders it cleared during debate of lame-duck session bills
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Hours after @realDonaldTrump announced he was positive for COVID-19, Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature filed a motion in court supporting a lawsuit that would do away with the state's mask mandate
A judge has a hearing set Monday in the case
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BREAKING
Despite accusations by former President Donald Trump and his supporters of widespread voter fraud in Wisconsin, local election officials identified just 27 potential cases of fraud in November, records obtained by @AP show
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One of the former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices tapped to investigate impeaching newly elected Justice Janet Protasiewicz for taking Democratic Party money accepted donations from the state Republican Party when he was on the court.
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Turnout in Wisconsin's election Tuesday was the highest in 60 years for a presidential year partisan primary, with over 26% of the state's voting-age population casting ballots, based on unofficial results.
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Breaking:
Wisconsin’s governor can lock in a 400-year school funding increase using his uniquely powerful veto, top court says
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A Wisconsin judge said Thursday that a Republican-ordered, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election found “absolutely no evidence of election fraud," but did reveal contempt for the state's open records law by @SpeakerVos, others
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Wisconsin Supreme Court, in 6-1 ruling, rules that a hospital can’t be forced to give deworming drug ivermectin popular with conservatives to COVID patients
Only conservative Justice Rebecca Bradley dissented
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BREAKING:
Five voters in Madison file a lawsuit after GOP attorney said city-organized events to collect absentee ballots were illegal
They are asking a Dane County judge to rule that the "Democracy in the Park" events were legal, despite GOP claims
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Breaking on @AP
Dane County Circuit Judge Susan Crawford, who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access, entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday, with majority control of the battleground state's highest court on the line.
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Hagedorn, making a name for himself as a swing justice with a strict adherence to the law as written, says this:
"Following the law is not disregarding our duty, as some of the colleagues suggest. It is following the law."
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Republican @ScottWalker sounding the alarm after shocking Democratic win in Wisconsin state Senate special election in district @realDonaldTrump won by 16 points
Senate District 10 special election win by a Democrat is a wake up call for Republicans in Wisconsin.
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BREAKING
Wisconsin Appeals Court grants stay, puts order on hold requiring state elections commission to remove up to 209,000 names of voter's registered in the state who may have moved
The court also put on hold yesterday's contempt order against the commission
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Democrat Patty Schachtner on whether her stunning upset over Republican @AdamJarchow28 in state Senate district @realDonaldTrump won by 16 points could be a bad sign for Republicans elsewhere in the fall: "It certainly could be."
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Wisconsin Attorney General @BradSchimel heckled for criticizing lewd comments by @realDonaldTrump: "Get over it!" someone shouts at rally
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BREAKING from @AP
Democratic-backed Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate @janetforjustice wins race against Republican-backed @JusticeDanKelly
That means liberals will control the court 4-3 starting in August, with abortion rights on the line
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Two of the most conservative members of the Wisconsin Senate, Sen. Steve Nass and @SenStroebel ,are accusing state health officials of stoking fear over the coronavirus and warned that extending a stay-at-home order into May could lead to civil disobedience.
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Incoming Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice @judgekarofsky says she will be sworn in to her new position as she runs a 100-mile ultramarathon in southeast Wisconsin
Karofksy will pause at mile 35 to be sworn in; the outdoor event will be livestreamed on Facebook, around 1 p.m.
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Wisconsin Democrats vow to make push to re-register voters in face of voter registration purge ordered by judge:
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BREAKING:
Wisconsin Democratic Secretary of State Doug La Follette resigns, governor appoints former Treasurer Sarah Godlewski
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.@WI_Elections Commission meeting is off to a rocky start, with GOP members arguing for another meeting before @realDonaldTrump recount results are certified
Democrats say there's no point to meet again because the law spells out how certification goes
Commission is split 3-3
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.@mike_pence, wife and daughter pose for pictures with leader of Greek Orthodox Church of America
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.@GovEvers issues an executive order today declaring that an abnormal economic disruption exists in Wisconsin due to a disruption of energy supplies, which then allows him to trigger a state law banning price gouging of gasoline and diesel
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BREAKING:
Federal appeals court puts ruling on hold that extended period to count absentee votes in Wisconsin for six days, appeal to US Supreme Court expected
Dissenting judge: “Good luck and G-d bless, Wisconsin. You are going to need it.”
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court held its first open administrative conference today since 2012.
The court's new liberal majority opened the meetings to the public after conservatives had closed them 11 years ago.
Today's meeting lasted less than 45 minutes
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Republican gubernatorial candidate and election decertification advocate @RepRamthun reports spending $70.96 on "gas" at a Hooters in Madison.
Can't say that I've ever been there, but the website doesn't advertise gas and I don't see any pumps on the google Earth shot
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Breaking:
A member of the Democratic National Committee filed a complaint Wednesday seeking to remove the Green Party's presidential candidate from the ballot in Wisconsin, arguing that the party is ineligible.
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@GovEvers sees the $3.3 million Republican @RebeccaforReal raised in four months in 2021 and triples it, announcing that he raised $10 million last year and has $10.5 million cash on hand heading into the election year
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A judge ruled Thursday that Republican leaders of the Wisconsin Legislature illegally hired private taxpayer-funded attorneys to represent them in anticipation of lawsuits over redistricting.
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AP:
Republican Derrick Van Orden wins election to U.S. House in Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District, flipping the open district for the GOP
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Wisconsin Republicans who don’t want to make it easier to vote absentee voted absentee (from @AP) apnews.com/ee29277a5dd192c58…
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BREAKING
Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman @AndrewHittGOP says hackers stole $2.3 million from effort to reelect @realDonaldTrump in the key swing state
The hack was noticed last week and the FBI is investigating, Hitt says.
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BREAKING:
Liberal @judgekarofsky wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, narrowing conservative majority on the court to 4-3
Karofsky won despite election disrupted by coronavirus outbreak, Democrats' calls of voter suppression
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A judge today ordered that Michael Gableman, the investigator hired by Republicans to look into the 2020 election in Wisconsin, be fined $2,000 a day until he complies with court orders
Gableman could face further disciplinary action
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A Wisconsin judge today denied a motion from Michael Gableman seeking a continuance of tomorrow's court hearing where he is likely to be called as a witness to testify about what steps he took to comply with the open records law in his role as GOP-hired election investigator
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Yesterday, @ScottWalker tweeted 14 different times espousing his support for standing during the national anthem
That's the same position as @realDonaldTrump
His opponent, @Tony4WI says he stands for it, but respects those who don't
That's the same position as @AaronRodgers12
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Wisconsin's @GovEvers is attending a news conference today to announce that Spotted Cow beer, made by New Glarus and only sold (legally) in Wisconsin, will soon be available in 24-can packs
Repeat: The governor is holding a news conference to talk about a 24-can pack of beer
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Wisconsin @GovEvers on @GovTimWalz as VP:
"As former educators, Tim and I believe in doing what’s best for kids, leading with kindness, empathy, and respect, and working hard to get good things done for the people we serve."
(more)
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Members of the University of Wisconsin volleyball team after they met with Vice President Kamala Harris backstage at the Alliant Center ahead of her speech.
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The absentee ballot drop box that Wausau's mayor carted away a week ago is back, this time bolted to the ground.
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.@pnehlen asks @SpeakerRyan to debate him with 14 months' notice, after Ryan never followed through last cycle.
Scott,
Remember when Ryan told you on camera "we'll work something out" when you asked him about a debate? Think 14 mos notice is enough?
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Shouted during Wisconsin #ElectoralCollege vote: "You just sold us out of this world, we're all going to go to war and die thanks to you."
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Swing Justice Brian Hagedorn joined the three liberal justices in denying the petition
Three conservative justices dissented
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BREAKING:
A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that the swing state’s nonpartisan top elections official, who has been targeted for removal by Republican lawmakers over the 2020 presidential election, can remain in her post despite not being reappointed and confirmed
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“Here’s the deal: Comms is going to continue to fan the flame and get the word out about Democrats trying to steal this election. We’ll do whatever they need. Just be on standby if there’s any stunts we need to pull,” Iverson said.
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The court ruled 4-3 against taking the case as @realDonaldTrump had wanted
He's making similar claims in a federal court lawsuit that is pending
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At one point, the operatives laugh over needing “more Black voices for Trump.” Iverson also references their efforts to engage with Black voters.
“We ever talk to Black people before? I don’t think so,” he said, eliciting laughter from others in the room.
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Gov. Tony Evers has secured federal dollars to complete the largest land conservation purchase in Wisconsin history, going around Republicans in the Legislature who had blocked the project, the governor announced Tuesday.
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Lifelong Republican and former @RightWisconsin editor
@jwigderson
"I am under no illusions that I have any policy positions in common with Barnes or Evers. .. But even more dear to me, and more important to the country, is protecting the Constitution."
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Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman on Trump still speaking as Packers game kicks off:
“Right now, thousands of Wisconsinites are doing exactly what they should: changing the channel from Trump’s extreme ramblings about Project 2025 and cheering on our Packers instead.”
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Madison is ready to mail absentee ballots, but the Wisconsin Supreme Court has put a hold on that while it considers whether to order the ballots be reprinted so Green Party presidential candidate Howie Hawkins can be added
The court has not said when it will rule
A big thank you to the poll workers who have labeled absentee envelopes for 79,958 @CityofMadison voters. Once we are given the go-ahead to put ballots in the mail, track the status your absentee at myvote.wi.gov. #MadisonVotes2020
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Gay pride rainbow flag raised over Wisconsin state Capitol for the first time. Crowd watching below cheers as it goes up under U.S., state flags
@GovEvers ordered it up to celebrate June as Pride Month
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.@SpeakerVos says his narrow victory tonight over Donald Trump-backed @steenforus shows "you don't have to be a lapdog to whatever Donald Trump says.”
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Attorney Doug Poland:
"Nothing about the program is illegal or even questionable. We’re asking a court to quash cynical efforts to cast doubt on the legality of this event and thereby to suppress the votes of some Madison residents.”
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.@GovEvers vetoes Republican bill seeking to ban teaching of critical race theory, as expected, and signs a bill making it a felony to destroy vaccines
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.@tedcruz steps away from podium, delivers stump speech to 1,000 suburban Chicago Republicans
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Former President @BarackObama and @GovTimWalz are headed to Madison, Wisconsin, on Oct. 22 for a rally to encourage early voting.
That is the first day of early voting in the battleground state.
That comes after @KamalaHarris is holding multiple events Thursday in Wisconsin.
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BREAKING:
The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court has ordered that no absentee ballots be mailed until until it gives the go-ahead or rules on who should be on the ballot
The 4-3 ruling comes in case filed by Green Party presidential nominee seeking to be on ballot
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The audio from Nov. 5, 2020, two days after the election, is surfacing as Trump again seeks the White House while continuing to lie about the legitimacy of the outcome and Democrat Joe Biden’s win.
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A Wisconsin judge today ordered Republican Assembly @SpeakerVos to produce deleted emails in response to an open records request filed by the liberal watchdog group @weareoversight seeking documents related to an investigation into the 2020 election.
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