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Politics Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota), left, and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wiscosnsin) met with voting rights advocates Thursday in Madison to discuss ongoing efforts to protect the right to vote. (Photo by Christina Lieffring)
Politics Sens. Baldwin, Klobuchar Meet With Voting Rights Advocates in Madison

Baldwin brings in the Minnesotan who oversees a Senate committee that’s working to pass bills protecting voting rights.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring August 26, 2021 5:10 pm CDT
Voting Stephanie Birmingham, a Sturgeon Bay resident who uses a wheelchair, is concerned current Republican-authored proposals would make it harder for her and other people with disabilities to cast ballots. (Photo courtesy of Stephanie Birmingham)
Voting ‘They’re More Than Willing To Suppress My Vote’: Voters With Disabilities Sound off on GOP Voting Bills

Republican lawmakers are trying to make absentee voting more difficult, a method voters with disabilities rely on for safety and convenience.

Mario Koran Mario Koran July 14, 2021 1:39 pm CDT
Politics U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin. (Photo provided)
Politics After GOP Blocks Voting Rights Bill, Baldwin Calls for Filibuster Reform

Changes are urgently needed to advance “vital” proposals like voting rights legislation, Wisconsin lawmaker says.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski June 24, 2021 10:33 am CDT
Voting An absentee ballot for the upcoming presidential election. (Photo by Pat Kreitlow)
Voting WI Law Says You Decide If You Qualify for Absentee Ballots. The GOP Wants to Decide for You.

Evers: Should we expect more people to stay safe and vote from home? “Hell, yes!”

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring December 29, 2020 10:46 am CST
Voting Stewart Karge, an attorney for the Trump campaign, raises procedural objections Friday morning to the Milwaukee County Board of Canvassers during the county's recount. (Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Voting WI Recount Critics Say Trump Is Trying to Litigate Himself Into a Second Term

Since Friday’s start of the recount, Trump’s legal team has filed a litany of objections, laying the groundwork to challenge potentially hundreds of thousands, or even millions, of ballots in court.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 23, 2020 4:31 pm CST

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Emanuel Montalvo cuts Aaron Feria's hair on Oct. 12 at The Lounge Barbershop in Arcadia. The barbershop is one of a growing number of Latino-owned businesses in the Trempealeau County city that is home to a fast-growing Latino population. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Latinos As Latino Populations Increase, Communities Are Also Seeing a Growth in Latino-owned Businesses
The post-war economic boom of the 1950s and 60s sharply increased Wisconsin crop production. In this photo from the Wisconsin Historical Society, Latino farm workers hoe a cucumber field near Wautoma in 1967. Economy From Farms to Factories to New Businesses, Latinos Have Made a Mark on Wisconsin’s Economy for More Than a Century
Harmful blue-green algae blooms, like this one seen on Lake Monona in Madison, are becoming more frequent along Lake Superior as climate change continues to make conditions right for the species to bloom. (Photo by JT Cestkowski) Climate How Climate Change Is Causing Harmful Algae Blooms on Lake Superior
Nada Elmikashfi, chief of staff to state Rep. Francesca Hong (D-Madison), is outspoken about racism and bias, even at the statehouse. (Photo by Christina Lieffring.) Politics Hostile Workplaces, Closed Minds, Hurtful Rhetoric—Welcome to the Wisconsin State Capitol
Voting The League of Women Voters of Milwaukee County’s Comité por el Voto Latino/Latinx Voter Outreach Committee promotes its "Your Vote is Your Voice" campaign. (Photo provided by the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin)
Voting League of Women Voters Changed Methods in 2020. The Result Was Record Turnout in Wisconsin.

Women associated with various League of Women Voters locations across the state describe what it takes to boost civic participation.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren November 18, 2020 11:08 am CST
Voting Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School Poll, speaks in a Wednesday virtual luncheon hosted by the Milwaukee Milwaukee Press Club. Franklin gave a postmortem of polling errors in Wisconsin for the 2020 presidential election and talked about why virtually every poll seems to miss a significant segment of Donald Trump's supporters. (Screenshot)
Voting Why Were Polls So Wrong? One Pollster Thinks the Answer Lies With Trump.

Wisconsin’s most prominent pollster gives his theories on why presidential election polls were so wrong in 2016 and 2020.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski November 11, 2020 4:40 pm CST