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Wisconsin Republicans fire state’s top election official following conspiracy-filled hearing

The state’s attorney general is suing after bogus 2020 claims continue to animate GOP election threats

The Independent UK

Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling

Planned Parenthood says 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

The Independent UK

Wisconsin Republican leader asks former state Supreme Court justices to review impeachment

Wisconsin’s Republican Assembly leader says he’s created a panel to investigate the criteria for impeachment against a liberal state Supreme Court justice

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What Republicans are doing to Wisconsin is a warning sign to all Americans

The state’s so gerrymandered that Republicans can lose the popular vote and win supermajorities. Now they want to impeach a liberal justice before she’s ruled on a single case

The Guardian - US

Wisconsin GOP to pursue nonpartisan redistricting to avoid having state justices toss maps

Wisconsin Republican lawmakers are proposing a nonpartisan redistricting plan they want to enact ahead of the 2024 election

The Independent UK

Republicans threaten to impeach newly elected Wisconsin supreme court judge

Smarting after Janet Protasiewicz’s election to the state’s highest court, Republicans are now changing tack to challenge Democrats

The Guardian - US

Ada Deer, influential Native American leader from Wisconsin, dies at 88

An esteemed Native American leader who was the first woman to lead the Bureau of Indian Affairs has died

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Wisconsin governor vetoes unemployment insurance changes

Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers (D) on August 4 vetoed five bills related to unemployment insurance. The bills in the package included the following proposals:

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Wisconsin lawsuit urges state to strike down Republican-drawn electoral maps

Law firm requests supreme court redraw maps it says are gerrymandered to Democrats’ detriment before 2024 elections

The Guardian - US

Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps

A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone

The Independent UK

How a Wisconsin official became ‘a scapegoat’ for voter fraud falsehoods

The future of Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top election administrator, is uncertain as her reappointment has turned into a political showdown with Republicans

The Guardian - US

State Governors’ Approval Ratings Revealed In Latest Poll; DeSantis And Burgum Seek GOP Nomination

Phil Scott remains most popular state governor, while Tina Kotek receives lowest approval rating

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Brickbat: Funded Forever

Under Wisconsin law, the governor has the power to alter bills before signing them into law, and Gov. Tony Evers recently did just that. A school funding bill approved by the legislature increased the amount of property taxes that local school districts could raise by $325 per pupil for two…

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Democrats eye Wisconsin high court's new liberal majority to win abortion and redistricting rulings

Wisconsin’s Supreme Court will flip from majority conservative to liberal control next month and Democrats have high hopes the change will lead to the state’s abortion ban being overturned and maps redrawn to weaken GOP control of the Legislature and congressional districts

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Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #69

Welcome to Hall Pass, a newsletter written to keep you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance.

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Milwaukee council approves sales tax hike as part of plan to avoid bankruptcy

The sales tax in Milwaukee will go up 2 cents per dollar next year after the Common Council voted Tuesday to raise the rate as part of a bipartisan plan to avoid bankruptcy

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Wisconsin judge: Lawsuit to repeal abortion ban can continue

A judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to repeal Wisconsin's 174-year-old abortion ban can continue

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Turnout spiked among younger voters in the last three elections. This is what’s needed for that to be repeated in 2024

Elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth tells Gustaf Kilander there’s an ‘opportunity between now and 2024 to make sure that every single young person has the information and resources they need to get registered to vote and to cast their ballot’

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Wisconsin governor seals 400 years of public school funding increases with budget veto

Wisconsin’s governor has broad line-item veto authority

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Wis. veto funds schools for 400 years

Republicans decried Tony Evers' "powerful veto authority" after he vetoed individual numbers in the bill

The Independent UK

Republicans to cut University of Wisconsin System's budget by $32M in diversity programs spat

Republican lawmakers will cut the University of Wisconsin System’s budget by $32 million despite a projected record-high $7 billion state budget surplus, leaving the university nearly half a billion dollars short of what it requested

The Independent UK

Wisconsin governor signs bipartisan bill designed to prevent Milwaukee bankruptcy

Wisconsin’s Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has signed a bipartisan bill that sends more money to Milwaukee and gives both the city and county the ability to raise the local sales tax in an effort to avoid bankruptcy

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Milwaukee bankruptcy avoidance plan clears Wisconsin Senate

The Wisconsin Senate has passed a bill designed to prevent Milwaukee from going bankrupt

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Republicans to cut University of Wisconsin budget in ongoing fight over diversity and inclusion

Republican lawmakers are planning to cut funding for University of Wisconsin campuses as the GOP-controlled state Legislature and school officials continue to clash over efforts to promote diversity and inclusion

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Bipartisan deal reached to save Milwaukee from bankruptcy

Republican lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers have reached a bipartisan deal to provide more funding to local governments across Wisconsin, including cash-strapped Milwaukee city and county

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