A legal battle has been quietly unfolding in the Milwaukee County Circuit Court over a citizen’s request to examine Milwaukee’s voting records from the 2020 presidential election. In the months following that poll, Peter Bernegger filed four major requests under the Wisconsin Open Records Law to obtain, examine, and copy information—such as absentee ballot applications,…
Wisconsin Elections Commission Fails to Release Guidance for Clerks After Supreme Court Rules Ballot Drop Boxes Illegal
July 13, 2022
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has not yet released new guidance on how to handle absentee ballots for the upcoming August election after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled ballot drop boxes are illegal. Both Republicans and Democrats on the commission repeatedly hit an impasse on Tuesday when it came to deciding what the Supreme Courts’ ruling meant and…
Wisconsin Elections Commission Fails to Release Guidance for Clerks After Top State Court Rules Ballot Drop Boxes Illegal
July 13, 2022
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has yet to release new guidance on how to handle absentee ballots for the Aug. 9 primary election after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that ballot drop boxes are illegal. Republicans and Democrats on the commission repeatedly hit an impasse on July 12, when it came to deciding the meaning of the court’s…
No Guidance for Wisconsin Election Clerks After Top State Court Bans Ballot Drop Boxes
July 13, 2022
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) has yet to release new guidance on how to handle absentee ballots for the Aug. 9 primary election after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that ballot drop boxes are illegal. Republicans and Democrats on the commission repeatedly hit an impasse on July 12, when it came to deciding the meaning of the court’s…
Wisconsin’s Elkhart Lake Is Packed With Surprises
By Doug Hansen Wisconsinites would be justified in protesting Minnesota’s marketing itself as the champion of lake states because, as it turns out, Wisconsin has many more lakes than its neighbor. Among them I discovered a real gem of a resort town in central Wisconsin — Elkhart Lake. With a population of only 1,000, the…
Wisconsin Supreme Court: Ballot Drop Boxes Are Illegal
July 8, 2022
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Drop boxes that enable people to drop off ballots cast by themselves and others are illegal under Wisconsin law, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on July 8. The Wisconsin Elections Commission (WEC) in two documents in 2020 said drop boxes can not only be utilized, but that they can be unstaffed and permanent. Further, the…
Wisconsin Court: Sex Trafficking Can Be Defense for Homicide
MADISON, Wis.—A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide. The justices ruled 4-3 that a 2008 state law that absolves trafficking…
Illinois Shooting Suspect Confessed; Contemplated 2nd Shooting: Officials
The man arrested in the July 4 mass shooting in Illinois confessed after being arrested, authorities said on July 6. Robert Crimo III also contemplated firing on another Independence Day celebration in an adjoining state but ultimately decided not to because he felt he wasn’t prepared enough, according to officials. Crimo, 21, appeared in court…
Catholic Church in Wisconsin Vandalized With ‘Anti-Pro-Life’ Messages
Authorities in Wisconsin are looking for one or more suspects believed to be connected to a vandalism incident where pro-abortion graffiti messages were sprayed on a Wisconsin church in Madison, west of Milwaukee. The Madison Police Department said the front entrance of St. Bernard Catholic Church was damaged with spray-painted messages that contained “anti-pro-life” and “anti-police” signs,…
Lake Michigan Car Ferries Make for Fun Midwest Getaways, Plus 16 Things to Do Once You Land
By Mary Bergin From Chicago Tribune A spin around Lake Michigan easily exceeds 1,000 miles and 18 hours of road time when following shoreline instead of interstate. That’s no vacation for the driver, or travelers low on leisure time. Another option: Shorten the loop by using two car ferries to cross the Great Lake, which…
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