Wisconsin Supreme Court takes up challenge to 1849 abortion law
Nov 11, 2024 · Attorneys for Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, who is one of the prosecutors named in the case and has said he would prosecute violations of the 1849 law, argued in briefs submitted to the court that Dane County Circuit Court Judge Diane Schlipper’s interpretation of the law was incorrect.. They argued the “plain meaning (of the law) prohibits consensual abortion.”
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Voters approve tax increases for many Wisconsin school districts
Nov 6, 2024 · The polls are seen through a window minutes before opening during Election Day on Nov. 5, 2024, at Madison East High School in Madison, Wis. Voters in Madison approved two school referendums totaling more than $600 million.
Brady lists: What to know about Wisconsin’s inconsistent system
May 9, 2024 · Public access to information about police officers caught lying is inconsistent across Wisconsin’s 72 counties. That’s the key takeaway after Wisconsin Watch filed records requests with every district attorney’s office and the state Department of Justice.
Wisconsin Watch voter guide: Get informed about the 2024 election
Aug 7, 2024 · The internet has also emboldened political candidates to rely on direct emails, social media and their personal campaign websites to spin their record, rather than answer questions from reporters or fill out questionnaires from the League of Women Voters.. In 2022, it wasn’t the state’s largest daily newspapers that previewed all 116 state Assembly and Senate elections, it was Milwaukee ...
Wisconsin 2024 voter guide: What you need to know
Over the past two months, the race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump has dominated the political conversation — especially in a critical battleground state like Wisconsin. But on Nov. 5 there will be scores of other races on the ballots of Wisconsin voters, including contests for U.S. …
Wisconsin ballot question: Voters to decide noncitizen voting limits
Sep 20, 2024 · A Brennan Center for Justice analysis found that election officials overseeing 23.5 million votes across 42 jurisdictions in the 2016 general election referred about 30 incidents of potential noncitizen voting for further investigation or prosecution.
Kamala Harris has largest post-debate lead yet over Donald Trump
Sep 23, 2024 · What issues matter most to voters? Voters were asked to name any number of their top issues in the presidential race. The five issues mentioned the most were jobs, wages and the economy (64%), the future of democracy in America (62%), immigration policy (57%), Social Security and Medicare (50%), and abortion rights (49%), according to the poll.
Early voting in Wisconsin: Here’s what you need to know
Oct 21, 2024 · Punch in your address, and MyVote will show you the locations, days and times that in-person absentee voting is available in your community. In Madison, for example, there will be as many as 21 early voting sites spread across the city, depending on the day.
Milwaukee’s food programs see a rise in demand - Wisconsin Watch
Sep 2, 2024 · How many people are affected? According to Bob Waite, the senior account manager with IMPACT 2-1-1, during IMPACT’s full year in 2022, there were 12,509 requests for food resources, which accounted for 9.5% of all calls to IMPACT 2-1-1 that year.. IMPACT 2-1-1 is a group that connects people in need to resources and services in their communities.