In 2000, the U.S. Presidential election was decided by one vote among only nine voters. In a notorious 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court stopped a Florida recount, effectively handing Republican George W. Bush the Presidency over Democrat Al Gore. Twenty years later, President Trump’s campaign has filed multiple lawsuits challenging the results of the […]
U.S. Supreme Court Denies Extension of Mail-In Absentee Ballot Due Dat...
As of 7:30 this morning, state election officials report that more than 1,771,000 Wisconsinites have already cast their ballots in next week’s election. About eighty percent of those ballots were cast through the mail, while about twenty percent were cast through in-person early voting. But sending absentee ballots through the mail takes time, and ballots […]
Wisconsin Legislature Sues to Reopen the State — What Now?
Last week, the Republican-led Wisconsin legislature filed a lawsuit seeking to block the extension of Governor Tony Evers’ Safer at Home order, previously scheduled to end on April 24 and now extended to May 26. Today on the show, Carousel is joined by legal expert Lester Pines to unpack what this all means for Wisconsin […]
Medical Bill Collections Continue Despite Lockdown
On March 24, 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued a “Safer at Home” order in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The order mandated the cessation of all non-essential businesses and activities. On Friday, April 3, Governor Evers also banned foreclosures and eviction proceedings. The business closures have resulted […]
Lawsuit Claims Wisconsin Voter ID Unconstitutional
Among the many bills former Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed in his first term, the state’s 2011 Voter ID law continues to cast a large shadow over Wisconsin elections. Wisconsin’s Voter ID law is one of the strictest in the nation when it comes to student ID’s, requiring a two-year expiration date window, a signature […]
Ted Rall On Corporate Censorship and the Death of Cartooning
Ted Rall’s cartoons, published for years in the Los Angeles Times, ticked off high-profile people on all portions of the political spectrum — a sure sign, for a political cartoonist, that you are doing your job correctly. When one of Rall’s cartoons ticked off the Los Angeles Police Department, however, Rall soon found himself out […]
