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Senate quickly passes voter ID amendment Tuesday as Assembly …
3 days ago · Republican lawmakers continued their swift work Wednesday to enshrine voter photo identification laws in the Wisconsin Constitution with the Senate passing the proposal on the floor and the Assembly holding a public hearing on it. Wisconsin is one of nine states in the country with a strict photo ...
Two candidates officially challenge state schools Superintendent …
5 days ago · The race for Wisconsin state superintendent is shaping up with three candidates, including incumbent Superintendent Jill Underly and two challengers who filed their paperwork to run Monday. The deadline for candidates to file their ballot access papers is Tuesday at 5 p.m. Brittany Kinser, an ...
Republicans promise tax cuts as Wisconsin lawmakers are sworn in …
5 days ago · Wisconsin state lawmakers gathered Monday to be sworn in, marking the beginning of the 2025-27 legislative session and giving legislative leaders the opportunity to lay out their intentions for the upcoming session. While Republicans maintain control of both chambers, the margins in both bodies will ...
New Wisconsin state legislators prepare for session
Jan 3, 2025 · Over a quarter of lawmakers will take their seats in the Wisconsin Legislature for the first time in 2025, with six new state Senators and 31 new Assembly members following November elections under new legislative maps. In the Assembly, there are 23 new Democratic lawmakers and eight new ...
Senate Republicans push forward voter ID constitutional …
5 days ago · Wisconsin Senate Republicans — worried about potential future actions that could weaken current laws — pushed forward a proposal Tuesday to amend the state constitution to require that voters provide photo identification when casting their ballots.. The state implemented voter ID laws fully for the first time in 2016, requiring voters to …
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Polk County judge dismisses WMC lawsuit against local factory farm ordinances BY: Henry Redman - January 10, 2025 A Polk County judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit from Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, the state’s largest business lobby, challenging an ordinance enacted by the town of Eureka regulating how factory farms, known as Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs), operate.
What would it mean for state prisons if unions win the Act 10 legal ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Amidst a staffing crisis that worsened living conditions in Wisconsin prisons, the state gave corrections officers a large raise.. The number of vacant positions for correctional officers and sergeants across adult institutions has declined over 20% from a peak of 35%. But there’s still a struggle with working conditions, former correctional officer Joe Verdegan said.
Democrats win several key races in Wisconsin Senate, breaking ...
Nov 6, 2024 · Tuesday’s election results for the Wisconsin State Legislature were mixed. Wisconsin Democrats won several key state Senate races, breaking the Republican 22-seat supermajority and laying the groundwork for Democrats to compete for a majority in 2026.
Department of Corrections, reform advocates pursue different …
Oct 23, 2024 · The Wisconsin Examiner’s Criminal Justice Reporting Project shines a light on incarceration, law enforcement and criminal justice issues with support from the Public Welfare Foundation