Control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and likely the future of abortion access, Republican-drawn legislative maps and years of GOP policies, rests with the outcome of Tuesday’s election in the key swing state.
Author Archives: Scott Bauer / Associated Press
Scott Bauer is the head of the AP bureau in Madison, covering state government and politics.
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Wisconsin voters with disabilities say absentee ballot law not followed
Voters with disabilities say election leaders are telling them they can’t have another person return their absentee ballot for them — contrary to federal law.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate OK with Jan. 6 participant
The Republican-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court says he has no problem with someone who was on the U.S. Capitol grounds during the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection campaigning for him across the state in the waning days of the high stakes race, calling his work “invaluable.”
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates clash over abortion, maps
The liberal candidate for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court isn’t backing down from her support for abortion rights or her belief that the state’s Republican-drawn legislative maps are unfair.
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Debate on abortion access turns to Wisconsin high court race
National groups on both sides of the abortion fight are pledging significant spending in the race for a pivotal seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, tossing the perennial battleground state into the spotlight of the searing debate over abortion access.
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Janet Protasiewicz, Dan Kelly advance in Wisconsin Supreme Court primary
A liberal Milwaukee judge and a conservative former state Supreme Court justice won Tuesday’s primary to face off in a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court race that will determine majority control with major issues looming.
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Abortion among major issues at stake in Wisconsin court race
A conservative tilt on the Wisconsin Supreme Court has given Republicans victories in high-stakes cases in recent years, from voting restrictions to gerrymandered legislative districts.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Dan Kelly advised Republicans on election issues
One of the two conservative candidates for an open Wisconsin Supreme Court seat was paid by state and national Republicans to advise on election issues, including voting by fake electors to cast ballots for Donald Trump even though he lost the state.
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Gov. Tony Evers pushing for tax cuts, new paid family leave program
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is making a plea for bipartisanship in his state budget proposal.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices pick sides in race
A majority of the current members of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have picked a favorite candidate in the race that will decide the ideological balance of the court with several major decisions looming.
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Trump campaign staff on 2020 election lies: ‘Fan the flame’
A newly released audio recording offers a behind-the-scenes look at how former President Donald Trump’s campaign team in a pivotal battleground state knew they had been outflanked by Democrats in the 2020 presidential election.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Lawsuit can proceed against Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse
A federal judge in Wisconsin has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the father of a man shot and killed by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest in 2020 can proceed against Rittenhouse, police officers and others.