Stories tagged: "elections"

File photo, 2016 (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Commentary I’m a Republican. Everyone — Including My Party — Should Embrace Voting By Mail.

The time is now for the federal government and the states to secure adequate funds to prepare for a November election that doesn’t require the majority of voters to congregate at the polls on Election Day.

Chris Gagin May 21, 2020 9:32 am CDT

Elections

Elections Trump’s Attacks on Vote-by-Mail May Hurt GOP’s Total

Polling indicates that Trump’s public complaints about mail voting have turned some Republicans against the practice.

Associated Press May 12, 2020 9:40 am CDT

Education

Washington High School was one of Milwaukee's five polling places open on April 7. The city's voters overwhelmingly approved a recurring $87 million referendum to improve Milwaukee Public Schools. Across the state, Wisconsinites approved more than 90 percent of school referenda on ballots this month, totaling more than $1.7 billion.

Education Wisconsin Voters Say Yes to Higher Taxes to Make Up for State’s Failure to Fund Schools

April 7 was a bad day for public health but a good day for public education

Jonathon Sadowski April 17, 2020 4:27 pm CDT

Politics

Justice-elect Jill Karofsky declares victory Monday evening outside her home with friends maintaining a social distance. The Dane County judge won a 10-year term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court by unseating conservative incumbent Justice Dan Kelly.

Politics What Jill Karofsky Wants to Do Once She’s Sworn In

Wisconsin’s poor reputation for avoiding conflicts of interest between judges and donors needs repair, but conservatives will still hold the court, 4-3

Pat Kreitlow April 15, 2020 2:55 pm CDT

Politics