Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Assembly passed a sweeping redistricting reform plan that takes the power of drawing maps out of the hands of lawmakers and gives it to nonpartisan staff. But Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has all but promised to veto the bill that he called “bogus.”
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Milwaukee leaders press for answers after three forced apartment evacuations
On Sept. 5 tenants at the SoHi Lofts in Milwaukee were evacuated after stairs collapsed –one of three forced evacuations of Milwaukee County apartment buildings this year.
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Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire top elections official Meagan Wolfe
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week
Planned Parenthood announced Thursday that it will resume offering abortions in Wisconsin next week after a judge ruled that an 1849 law that seemingly banned the procedure actually didn’t apply to abortions.
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Robin Vos asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment
The impeachment criteria panel being created by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos will consist of three former Wisconsin Supreme Court justices.
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Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate
Recent talk of impeaching a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has ignored the actual process of removal for an ethics violation, which requires a two-thirds Assembly vote
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers shot down as “bogus” a surprise plan Republicans floated that would have the Legislature approve new maps drawn by nonpartisan staff, preempting the state Supreme Court from tossing the current GOP-drawn boundaries.
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Senate panel backs firing of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin’s top elections official
A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin’s top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday.
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GOP threat to impeach Wisconsin Supreme Court justice is driven by fear of losing legislative edge
A new liberal tilt to the Wisconsin Supreme Court is driving Republicans’ fears of losing their large legislative majorities, which were built under some of the most gerrymandered political maps in the U.S.
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Wisconsin sawmill agrees to pay $191K to federal regulators after boy, 16, killed on the job
A northern Wisconsin sawmill has agreed to pay nearly $191,000 and stop hiring children under 16 to settle a federal lawsuit labor regulators filed after a teenager was killed on the job this summer and other child employees were hurt in a string of accidents.
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Milwaukee County psychiatric hospital corrected safety flaws, Wisconsin agency says
Granite Hills Hospital, the private psychiatric hospital for people who do not have private insurance that contracts with Milwaukee County, has corrected serious safety deficiencies, a Wisconsin agency says.
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Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations.