Stories tagged: "election 2020"

Politics Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael J. Gableman, pictured here in 2011, has been hired by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) to investigate baseless concerns over the 2020 election. The investigation is one of many nationwide as Republicans follow the lead of former President Donald Trump and work to undermine faith in the electoral process. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal, Pool Photo via AP File)
Politics Gableman’s Election Probe Started Out Badly. It’s Gotten Even Worse.

Former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice’s fumbled investigation has even come under attack from GOP Elections Conspiracist.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring October 12, 2021 5:35 pm CDT
Politics My Pillow CEO Michael Lindell laughs during a "Keep Iowa Great" press conference in Des Moines, IA, on February 3, 2020. (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Three Wisconsin Officials Attended the MyPillow Guy’s Election Conspiracy Event

The news comes after Wisconsin’s baseless election investigation was expanded and as far-right lawmakers are demanding a deeper audit. A current Wisconsin Elections Commission member, a current Republican state legislator, and the former state Supreme Court justice who is overseeing a baseless, taxpayer-funded investigation into the 2020 election all attended a three-day event in South...

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 12, 2021 4:28 pm CDT
Politics At left, Bill Bridge, a Trump-supporting recount observer, watches election officials work last November at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. The 2020 presidential election has repeatedly been shown to have been secure and accurate despite numerous recounts, challenges, and ongoing baseless claims.(Photo by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Wisconsin Legislator Getting More Cozy With QAnon

Meanwhile, a QAnon sympathizer from Nashotah makes a court appearance for a paintball attack on Army Reservists and promising further violence.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow August 4, 2021 1:58 pm CDT
Elections Poll worker Rebecca Brandt, center, feeds a voting tabulation machine with absentee ballots in the gym at Sun Prairie High School on Nov. 3 in Sun Prairie. The entire gym was dedicated to counting the absentee ballots. (Photo by Andy Manis/Getty Images)
Elections More Scrutiny, More Security—Head of WI Elections Addresses Unfounded Fraud Claims

Meagan Wolfe tells legislative Republicans the absentee balloting they now dislike is becoming more secure than in-person voting.

Christina Lieffring Christina Lieffring April 1, 2021 11:15 am CDT
Crime Kevin Loftus of Eau Claire, top left, is seeing during a federal court video hearing on Jan. 12, 2021, after his arrest on charges related to the riot and breach at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
Crime Eau Claire Man Charged After Posting Pics From Capitol Riot to Facebook

Kevin Loftus was released without bond, must abide by court restrictions until his next court appearance.

Pat Kreitlow Pat Kreitlow January 12, 2021 3:46 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
Crime Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Crime ‘This is a Coup’: WI Officials Blast Melee at US Capitol, Reject Comparisons to 2011.

Act 10 protest “was over policy. This is a flat-out attack on the Constitution of the United States”

UpNorthNews Staff January 6, 2021 3:11 pm CST
Politics FILE – Former Speaker of the House Paul Ryan speaks outside the US Capitol on Dec. 6, 2018. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)
Politics Breaking a Long Silence, Paul Ryan Lashes Out at Ron Johnson’s Election Sabotage

Former House Speaker and current congressman Mike Gallagher excoriate fellow Republicans for doing “significant damage to American democracy.”

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski January 4, 2021 2:19 pm CST