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2 years

BREAKING: A split Wisconsin Supreme Court rules unmanned drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their absentee ballots by mail or in-person to their clerks.

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COURT NEWS: Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have @realDonaldTrump declared winner of Wisconsin's electoral votes. Among other things, suit seeks 48 hours of security footage from the TCF Center from Nov. 3-4. TCF Center is in Detroit.

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BREAKING: A federal judge in Madison has order absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day Nov. 3 will be counted so long as they're received by Nov. 9. Wisconsin's normal deadline is 8 p.m. Election Day.

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BREAKING: @Tony4WI campaign says @michelsforgov has conceded Wisconsin guv race.

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BREAKING: Wisconsin's Supreme Court adopt @GovEvers maps for legislative, congressional boundaries. 4-3 ruling with @judgehagedorn writing majority opinion.

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2 years

. @Tony4WI in his victory speech pokes fun at the knock that he's boring. "As it turns out, boring wins, and Mr. rogers is cool."

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By winning, @Tony4WI has broken several historical trends. He is the first guv candidate to win a race while his party was in the White House since Republican @tommythompson in 1990. Evers is the first Dem to pull it off in 60 years. 1/

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57% of Dane County in @Tony4WI 78.5% @michelsforgov 20.8% Evers hit 74.7% here four years ago. Also, not just margin out of Dane Co, but turnout. It's growing and turning more blue every cycle.

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BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced this morning she won’t seek reelection next year, a decision that could make it more challenging for liberals to maintain the majority they won just a year ago.

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4 years

BREAKING: The state Supreme Court has denied the Green Party's request to place presidential candidate Howie Hawkins on Wisconsin's ballot, ruling it's too late to grant the relief sought. Order clears way for local clerks to begin mailing absentee ballots.

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4 years

BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules 4-3 @GovEvers exceeded his authority in issuing multiple public health emergencies over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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5 years

BREAKING: @judgekarofsky campaign tells me she's declaring victory. Full statement expected soon.

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2 years

4-3 ruling says @WI_Elections gave clerks bad advice. @JudgeBradleyWI 4 majority: "WEC's staff may have been trying to make voting as easy as possible during the pandemic, but whatever their motivations, WEC must follow Wisconsin statutes. Good intentions never override the law."

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3 months

BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court again allows local clerks to use unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes, restoring the option for voters months ahead of presidential election.

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4 years

ANOTHER RED FLAG: Sidney Powell lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin prez results lists @derrickvanorden as plaintiff. Van Orden tells me he's not involved. “I learned through social media today that my name was included in a lawsuit without my permission," Van Orden says.

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4 years

As part of suit, @derrickvanorden is seeking a new election in the 3rd CD after losing to @RepRonKind by more than 10,000 votes in the Nov. 3 election.

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2 years

It's looking more and more like @Tony4WI will win reelection and @AssemblyDemsWI will keep Republicans from a 2/3 majority. In addition to Rep. Steve Doyle's lead, @PalmeriFor54th up 1,836 votes w/ 93% in; @Tip4WI wins by 2,388; @voteshankland at 55.3% w/ 64% in.

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3 years

BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court rules it will NOT consider partisan balance in drawing new lines for the Legislature, Congress and will make the "minimum changes necessary" to the current map.

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2 months

More than 1.2 million votes were cast on the constitutional amendments yesterday, putting turnout above 26% statewide. In Dane County, turnout was more than 45%. And the "no" took 82%. The Dem turnout machine there seems to keep getting better -- and bluer -- every cycle.

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20 days

NEWS: Wisconsin Supreme Court dismisses @RobertKennedyJr lawsuit seeking to get off state presidential ballot, according to online court records. Story TK.

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1 year

NEW: @benwikler will be unopposed for another two-year term as @WisDems chair after no one else filed to run by today’s deadline. The prolific fundraiser will lead party through the ‘24 election, when Wisconsin is against expected to be a key state in presidential race.

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3 years

BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court adopts GOP maps for legislative districts in 4-3 ruling. Justice Hagedorn joined fellow conservatives in majority after originally backing maps @GovEvers drew. Court rules GOP maps are race-neutral and comply with least-change approach.

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4 years

As part of suit, @derrickvanorden is seeking a new election in the 3rd CD after losing to @RepRonKind by more than 10,000 votes in the Nov. 3 election.

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2 years

If this margin holds, the complaints I heard from Wisconsin Dems about @dccc not putting enough into this race will be justified. And decision by House Majority PAC to kill $1.8 million in ads for @pfaff4congress over the final 2 weeks will be justifiably scrutinized.

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2 years

For you real election night math nerds: w/95% of Waukesha Co vote in (minus central counts), @Tony4WI already has 11,497 more votes there than he did 4 years ago. @michelsforgov has 18,890 fewer than @ScottWalker got there.

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10 months

BREAKING: The Wisconsin Supreme Court today ruled GOP-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional, ordering new lines for the 2024 elections. 4-3 ruling asks lawmakers to take first crack at drawing new lines.

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2 years

BREAKING: A Waukehsa County judge, ruling from the bench, finds Wisconsin law doesn't authorize local clerks to fill in missing information on absentee ballot envelopes. Judge Michael Aprahamian issues injunction preventing @WI_Elections from directing clerks to fill in info.

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1 year

First @MULawPoll look at Wisconsin's '24 GOP presidential primary: Full field: Trump 31% @RonDeSantis 30% Undecided 21% Trump head-to-head w/ DeSantis DeSantis 57% Trump 41% Sample includes Republicans and GOP-leaning voters.

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4 years

BREAKING: A split federal appeals court has stayed a judge's order delaying the deadline for Wisconsin's absentee ballots. In the 2-1 decision, court ruled the proposed change was too close to the election. Keeps 8 p.m. Election Day as deadline for Wisconsin absentee ballots.

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10 months

BREAKING: UW Board of Regents REJECTS deal to freeze DEI positions in exchange for pay raises, other financial priorities. Motion to approve fails 9-8.

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2 years

Party news: @WisDems Chair @benwikler announces he will seek another two-year term at the June state convention. If reelected, it would mean he'd lead the party through the '24 cycle, when Wisconsin is again expected to be a battleground state in the presidential election.

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3 years

Ruling is huge win for Dems. Using Dave's Redistricting, Evers' maps are: Congress: 5 GOP districts, 3 Dem; Trump won 6 in Nov '20 Assembly: 55 GOP, 44 Dem; Trump won 62 in '20 Senate: 20 GOP, 13 Dem; Trump won 22

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2 months

New @MULawPoll on Wisconsin presidential race: Trump 50, Harris 49 registered voters Harris 50, Trump 49 likely voters Had Biden remained candidate: Trump 47, Biden 42

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2 years

In minority, Justice Ann Walsh Bradley laments ruling not a surprise from SCOWIS. “It has seemingly taken the opportunity to make it harder to vote or to inject confusion into the process whenever it has been presented with the opportunity,” Bradley wrote.

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2 years

. @WisDems raised $3.5 million over the first five weeks of the year as it made a pitch to donors about the importance of this spring's SCOWIS race. @wisgop raised $56,061. See more on the party fundraising reports in yesterday's PM Update:

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1 month

News via reporting by our intern @TiffanyLi158545 : 3 municipal clerks reversed plans to use drop boxes after the Dodge County sheriff sent them emails expressing "serious concerns" and suggesting it could create the appearance of fraud. See more in today's PM Update.

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2 years

Let's check on western Wisconsin. 73% of La Crosse County vote in @Tony4WI 58.7% @michels 40 Evers hit 56.2% there four years ago.

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3 years

REDISTRICTING NEWS: A split state Supreme Court today agreed to accept amended maps from @GovEvers , @blocbyblocMKE . But the 4-3 majority rejected a request from the GOP congressional delegation to submit a new map.

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8 months

BREAKING: @EthicsWi alleges Donald Trump’s joint fundraising committee and @RepJanel schemed to evade campaign finance limits as part of an effort that steered at least $40k to the '22 primary challenge of @SpeakerVos , according to records obtained by @wispolitics .

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4 years

BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court affirms a reserve Racine County judge's ruling rejecting @realDonaldTrump lawsuit seeking to throw our 221,000 ballots in heavily Dem Dane, Milwaukee counties.

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3 months

NEWS: Wisconsin state Supreme Court overturns process the GOP-controlled Legislature has used to review stewardship purchases, declaring it unconstitutional.

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3 years

On congressional lines, Hagedorn writes @GovEvers map "easily scores highest" in complying with court's requirement that new lines follow "least-change" approach from existing districts.

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2 years

In the first Wisconsin gubernatorial race I covered in '02, there were 171,686 votes cast in Dane County overall. Last night, @Tony4WI carried the county by 174,233 votes. That's why Republicans keep calling me about their Dane County problem in statewide races.

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NEWS: @RobertKennedyJr has filed suit seeking to force his way off Wisconsin's presidential ballot, arguing state law treats third-party candidates differently than nominees for Dems, Republicans.

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2 years

. @JusticeDanKelly slams @janetforjustice in his concession speech. Calls her a "serial liar" who ran a campaign beneath contempt. "I wish in a circumstance like this I would be ale to concede to a worthy opponent. But I do not have a worthy opponent to which I can concede."

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2 years

BREAKING: @DougLaFollette is resigning as secretary of state. @GovEvers appoints @SarahforWI , effective tomorrow.

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2 years

BREAKING: @GovEvers now projects budget surplus for 2022-23 will hit $6.6 billion. New report expects revenues to grow $323.8 million in '23-24 and another $855.1 million in '24-25.

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1 year

GOP @RepScottJohnson announces he opposes impeaching @janetforjustice . "The people of Wisconsin have historically shown that they do not support uprooting a duly elected official on the sheer basis of political disagreement." See the release:

Rep. Johnson: Gives official statement regarding possible impeachment inquiry into Supreme Court...

Madison – Friday, Rep. Johnson of the 33rd Assembly District gave the following statement regarding the question of impeaching Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz. “I was one of the 1,839,656...

www.wispolitics.com

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3 years

Both components of the 75-page ruling are wins for Republican lawmakers, who had argued for a "least change" approach to drawing new maps and urged the court to reject considering partisan balance in drawing the lines.

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4 years

Order also extends by one week deadline for online and mail-in registration to Oct. 21. Read the order:

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4 years

COURT NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court rejects request to hear lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin presidential election results. Original suit was riddled with errors, including seeking videotape from Detroit arena for Wisconsin case.

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3 years

On legislative lines, Hagedorn writes @GovEvers proposal once again makes least changes. "No other proposal comes close," Hagedorn wrote.

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1 year

BREAKING: @GovEvers threatened today to veto a GOP shared revenue bill, saying it doesn’t send enough resources to local governments and includes too many restrictions on how they operate.

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9 months

NEW: A petition to recall @SpeakerVos has been filed with @WI_Elections , targeting him for "blocking fair elections," failing to impeach the state's top election official and opposing Donald Trump. Backers shooting for a June election. See more in today's PM Update.

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Bradley, first elected in 1995, told reporters last year she planned to seek another 10-year term. “But, it’s just time to pass the torch, bringing fresh perspectives to the court,” Bradley said.

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11 months

NEWS: A Dane County judge today ruled an 1849 Wisconsin law doesn't prohibit abortions.

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2 years

NEW: A federal judge has issued an injunction guaranteeing disabled Wisconsin voters the option to receive help from a third party in mailing or delivering their absentee ballots. Judge gave @WI_Elections until Sept. 9 to issue guidance to clerks reflecting order.

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4 years

COURT NEWS: U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear final Trump lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin election. Trump, his allies 0-3 in asking SCOTUS to take appeals over Wisconsin results that were filed in December. And with that, election 2020 is finally, officially over.

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3 months

This is only true once a candidate is actually ON the Wisconsin ballot. Currently, there is NO Dem prez candidate on the Wisconsin ballot. Under Wisconsin statute 8.16(7), political parties have until 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 to certify the name of their presidential nominee.

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Wisconsin election law says only way to exit from ballot is death

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4 years

COURT NEWS: The three Wisconsin residents who sued seeking to throw out the presidential votes in heavily Dem Dane, Milwaukee and Menominee counties have voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit. Judge overseeing the case canceled a planned hearing this morning.

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9 months

COURT NEWS: A split Wisconsin Supreme Court rejected a request by GOP lawmakers to reconsider its ruling throwing out Republican-drawn legislative districts and pausing the redistricting suit. The 4-3 order didn't include an explanation of the court's decision.

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4 years

Example of how u should be cautious about some early vote totals: Kenosha Co's website lists 100% of precincts in and @RepMcGuire w/ only 39.4%. BUT only 8,203 total votes cast. 4 years ago, 18,799 votes 4 Peter Barca when he was unopposed. Kenosha central count for absentees.

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4 years

@SenatorBaldwin first vote on objection to Arizona electors. A loud no.

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. @AP has called the race on the constitutional amendments, projecting no will prevail. Dems outgunned Republicans financially on the referendums after watching GOP lawmakers increasingly turn to the Wisconsin Constitution after being thwarted by @GovEvers veto pen.

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3 years

. @JudgeBradleyWI for majority: "Claims of political unfairness in the maps present political questions, not legal ones. Such claims have no basis in the constitution or any other law and therefore must be resolved through the political process and not by the judiciary."

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2 years

COURT NEWS: A judge today rejected a request from @wisgop for an injunction preventing Milwaukee officials from participating in a privately funded GOTV effort. 1/

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3 years

GOP maps drop number of majority Black Assembly districts to 5 from current 6, which could lead to legal challenge. Court finds there's "insufficient evidence" to justify drawing districts on basis of race.

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4 years

Sen. Elizabeth Warren will be in Madison and Milwaukee on Saturday for GOTV events on behalf of @JoeBiden campaign. Stops come same day @realDonaldTrump visits Janesville and ahead of early, in-person voting in Wisconsin beginning Oct. 20.

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3 years

COURT NEWS: A Dane County judge has ruled GOP legislative leaders weren't authorized to hire private firms for an anticipated lawsuit over redistricting, according to online court records. Judge Ehlke voids contracts w/ 2 firms that first reported in Feb.

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1 year

NEW: SCOWIS Chief Justice Ziegler charges "four rogue members of the court met in a secret, unscheduled, illegitimate closed meeting in an attempt to gut the Chief Justice’s constitutional authority as administrator of the court." See the release:

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1 year

New: A Dane County judge today issued a temporary injunction barring GOP lawmakers from removing Meagan Wolfe as @WI_Elections administrator or appointing an interim, subject to a final decision by the court. Order declares Senate vote Sept. 14 to remove her has no legal effect.

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2 years

52% of Waukesha Co vote is now in: @michelsforgov 60.8%, @Tony4WI 38.4. @ScottWalker got 66.1% there 4 years ago. Worth watching if Michels hits that mark once full returns in. @RonJohnsonWI at 63.6%.

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11 months

. @MULawPoll results one year out from '24 election of registered Wisconsin voters: Biden 50, Trump 48 with leaners added in DeSantis 50, Biden 48 Haley 53, Biden 44

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1 year

NEWS: A Dane County judge has rejected a motion seeking to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to overturn Wisconsin's 1849 abortion ban. Judge Diane Schlipper also signals she believes the law bans feticide, not abortion.

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2 years

Central count communities like Milwaukee report absentee ballot totals in one shot. Will be about a 67k bump from the city to Milwaukee Co numbers tonight that will likely skew toward Dems. It's not a "vote dump" or a conspiracy theory. It's how the system works. 1/

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2 years

Large communities with central counts take steps to speed absentee ballot processing

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More megadonor news: Diane Hendricks and Liz Uihlein gave @WIAssemblyGOP , @WisSenGOP $6.3 million over the last two months, helping them outraise their Dem counterparts. See more in today's AM Update:

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Patrick Michels, president of Michels Corp., gave @wisgop $1 million on Sept. 28, same day Kevin Michels, the vice president of fleet and equipment, donated $500,000. Next day, @michelsforgov listed a transfer from the state GOP of $800k. He got $600k a week later. 1/

WisPolitics.com

@wispolitics

2 years

The state GOP pumped nearly $3.3 million into @michelsforgov 's campaign during the most recent reporting period. That includes transfers that came within days of Michels’ brothers -- both executives with the Michels Corp. -- giving the party $1.5M.

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With a 64-35 majority, Republicans could lose 14 votes and still have a simple majority to impeach @janetforjustice and send the issue to the Senate.

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1 year

GOP @RepScottJohnson announces he opposes impeaching @janetforjustice . "The people of Wisconsin have historically shown that they do not support uprooting a duly elected official on the sheer basis of political disagreement." See the release:

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NEWS: New lawsuit seeking to overturn GOP-drawn state legislative maps calls them an extreme partisan gerrymander that violates the Wis Constitution. Comes 1 day after @janetforjustice sworn in, flipping court to 4-3 liberal majority. See the release:

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BREAKING: A federal judge dismissed the lawsuit former Trump attorney Sidney Powell filed seeking to overturn Wisconsin's election results. Judge Pepper wrote she doesn't have the authority to grant the relief sought.

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Quick story on UW Board of Regents rejecting deal w/ @SpeakerVos . Vote came after regents made impassioned pleas against limiting diversity, equity and inclusion positions, warning it would only encourage GOP lawmakers to seek further tradeoffs.

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2 years

NEW: @janetforjustice says she raised $12.3 million in 6-week pre-election period. That pushes her overall fundraising north of $14 million Full reports due by day's end. @JusticeDanKelly hasn't released numbers yet. See the Protasiewicz release:

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In victory speech, @janetforjustice says, "Today I’m proud to stand by the promise I’ve made to every Wisconsinite that I will always deliver justice and bring common sense to our Supreme Court." She was joined on stage by court's 3 liberals; 4 joined hands, raised their arms.

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BREAKING: The Legislative Fiscal Bureau today projected the state will finish the 2021-23 budget with a $3.8 billion surplus, nearly $2.9 billion more than was expected just several months ago.

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Assembly Republicans have now spent nearly $1.5 million for private attorneys working on lawsuits stemming from former Justice Michael Gableman’s review of the 2020 election. That's separate from the $527,877 spent on the probe itself. 1/

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Topline numbers in SCOWIS race Feb. 7-March 20: @janetforjustice $12.4 million raised, $10.6 million spent, $2.1 million in bank @JusticeDanKelly $2.2 million raised, $2 million spent, $395k in bank 1/

WisPolitics.com

@wispolitics

2 years

Liberal Supreme Court candidate @janetforjustice outraised conservative rival @JusticeDanKelly more than 5-to-1 in the latest reporting period, fueled by more than $8.8 million from the state Dem Party, according to a review of finance reports.

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This is false. Under Wisconsin statute 8.16(7), political parties have until 5 p.m. on Sept. 3 to certify the name of their presidential nominee. Once formally nominated, a candidate can only be removed from the ballot due to death under 8.35(1).

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This is big. It's likely already too late to remove Joe Biden from the ballot. WISCONSIN — It's already too late to remove Joe Biden from the ballot. NEVADA—After tonight, the fourth Friday in June, it will be too late to remove Joe Biden. GEORGIA—Only a few weeks remain

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Final #s in Wausau mayor's race: Doug Diny knocks off incumbent Katie Rosenberg 5,222-4,798 @WisDems launched late 6-figure buy to boost Rosenberg, who was hit by outside groups as "Krazy Katie Rosenberg" and "Reckless Rosenberg" in mail. GOP also gave to Diny.

JR Ross

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7 months

Barn burner in Wausau mayor's race, which drew an unusual amount of outside money: Doug Diny at 4,422 Mayor Katie Rosenberg 4,225 Some city results are still out. Looks like it will be nip and tuck.

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COURT NEWS: Consultants hired by state Supreme Court find maps from GOP lawmakers, conservative law firm WILL partisan gerrymanders not worth further consideration. Four 4 Dem maps similar in meeting criteria. Decline to draw their own maps unless court orders them to do so.

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New: @JudgeBradleyWI ripped the liberal-controlled SCOWIS for considering 2 suits seeking to reverse legislative maps put in place by the then-conservative court last year, writing it "showcases that justice is now for sale in Wisconsin." 1/

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New: The Republican Accountability Project today launched a new ad campaign targeting @SpeakerVos and 21 other GOP lawmakers over talk of impeaching liberal Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz.

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4 years

COURT NEWS: DC-based federal judge rejects lawsuit filed by Wisconsin Voters Alliance, 2 GOP state lawmakers, etc., to overturn results in Wiscosnin, other swing states. Judge says plaintiffs don't have standing, suit filed in wrong court. 1/

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NEWS: Bob Atwell, the GOP regent who had previously planned to stay on the UW board beyond the expiration of his term, tells @wispolitics that he has resigned, effective immediately.

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Asked if he might try 2 reach deal w/ Republicans via legislation to speed up process, @GovEvers downplays prospects. “Hells bells, we’ve had how many months and there’s been no plan from the Republicans. If they have some secret way of doing this, we’ll hear about it tomorrow.”

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1 year

At news conference, @GovEvers says blocking UW pay raises was last straw triggering the suit. "That's bullshit," Evers said.

JR Ross

@jrrosswrites

1 year

New: ⁦ @GovEvers ⁩ is suing the GOP-controlled state Legislature, accusing it of infringing on executive branch powers through several actions, including blocking pay raises for UW employees.

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New: ⁦ @GovEvers ⁩ is suing the GOP-controlled state Legislature, accusing it of infringing on executive branch powers through several actions, including blocking pay raises for UW employees.

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JR Ross

@jrrosswrites

3 years

While it's a 4-3 ruling for the most part, @judgehagedorn writes concurring opinion that takes issue with one component of majority decision. But he also backs the "least-change" approach in his opinion.

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JR Ross

@jrrosswrites

4 years

What'd I find looking through Kanye West's nomination papers? *identical handwriting on more than one signature *incomplete entries *duplicate signers *at least 2 who signed their names at Kanye West See more in yesterday's PM Update:

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JR Ross

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4 years

By my count, GOP lawmakers have spent $6.8M on private attorneys since '19. Their budget requested $10M more. @GovEvers rejected the ask. But lawmakers have the power to spend the $ anyway. See more in today's @wispolitics PM Update.

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JR Ross

@jrrosswrites

2 years

NEW: Gableman probe has crossed $1 million mark between costs for review, legal bills for lawsuits that sprung from the effort, according to our review. Legal bills just one piece of $12 million that GOP legislative leaders have spent on private attorneys since Jan. '19. 1/

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2 years

STRAW POLL RESULTS: @WisDems conventioneers narrowly favor @TheOtherMandela over @SarahforWI 121 votes to 119. @AlexLasryWI 58 votes @NelsonforWI 35. 1/

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