Wisconsin’s elections are still on tomorrow after a last second back-and-forth between Governor Tony Evers and Republican lawmakers. Earlier today, with Wisconsin’s presidential primary less than twenty-four hours away, Governor Tony Evers issued an executive order suspending in-person voting in the state. “We expect more cases [of COVID-19], we expect more deaths, [and] we expect […]
Wisconsin National Guard Members to Work at Poll Sites
Due to the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus, fourteen states and one U.S. territory have made changes to their upcoming elections, either switching to mail-only voting or postponing them entirely. Wisconsin is not among them. The state Democratic Party and the Democratic National Committee have sued the state to postpone the upcoming April 7th election, […]
State Commission Deadlocked on Elections Motion
The Wisconsin Elections Commission is undecided about whether or not next week’s presidential primary should take place as scheduled. Earlier today, the Commission failed to pass a proposal from Commissioner Chair Dean Knudson that would have had the Commission tell a federal court it doesn’t think the election should be moved. Three Commissioners appointed by […]
City Council to Consider Opposing F-35s
While the COVID-19 outbreak demands immediate and ongoing attention from all levels of government, some local matters simply can’t be paused. Tomorrow night, Madison’s city council will consider over one hundred agenda items, including a resolution to oppose the stationing of F-35 fighter jets at Truax Field on the city’s northeast side. “This resolution is […]
Madison Mayor: ‘Stay home and save lives’
Even with a shelter-in-place order statewide, Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway is urging even stricter vigilance of social distancing to help limit the spread of the coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19. The mayor says “we are not through the woods, yet.” “[People] need to understand how important it is for us to slow the […]
Wisconsin Dems to Change Summer Conventions
As the novel coronavirus outbreak continues to spread, Wisconsin Democrats are making changes to their upcoming summer conventions. Last night, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin’s Administrative Committee passed an emergency measures resolution that moved all party meetings and activities online. According to State Party Chair Ben Wikler, the resolution was meant to preserve two things: […]
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