Stories tagged: "elections"

Politics
Politics Last Chance to Request Absentee Ballot

New ballot deadline is April 13. Results delayed until then.

April 3, 2020
Politics The Robert Kastenmeier U.S. Courthouse in Madison, WI (Photo by Julian Emerson)
Politics Judge Gives More Time for Absentee Ballots

April 7 election stands, but 1,000,000 want to mail ballots instead

April 2, 2020
Politics State Sen. Lena Taylor, D-Milwaukee, figures to be four-term incumbent Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett's toughest challenge yet as he seeks a fifth term. (Photos via Tom Barrett, Lena Taylor offices)
Politics Milwaukee’s Four-Term Mayor Is About to Face His Toughest Opponent Yet

State Sen. Lena Taylor brings name recognition, new face to mayoral race as Tom Barrett seeks his fifth term

March 31, 2020
Politics
Politics Governor Wants to Send an Absentee Ballot to Every Voter

Legislature would need to act quickly. Senate Leaders says idea is a 'fantasy.'

March 27, 2020
Politics Green Bay has filed a federal lawsuit against the state to get it to cancel in-person voting for the April 7 election amid coronavirus fears. (Photo illustration by Jonathon Sadowski)
Politics Green Bay Is Suing the State to Stop April 7 Election

Gov. Evers and GOP leaders say it should go on despite mounting concerns, urge more use of absentee ballots

March 25, 2020

Coronavirus Coverage

Coronavirus Wisconsin Surpasses 1,500 Cases of COVID-19. Death Toll Now 25.
The coronavirus crisis has stopped graded learning at schools across Wisconsin. Shown here is Lac du Flambeau Public School, which is surrounded by patchy cellphone service and few internet options, making equitable, graded virtual learning impossible. (Photo via Lac du Flambeau Public School/Facebook) Education Outbreak Widens School Achievement Gaps
Aerial view of the Marquette University campus from the school's website. Politics Public Supports Tactics to Fight Coronavirus
Coronavirus Packed Prisons Could Be Next COVID-19 Hotspot
Politics Gov. Evers and other elected officials are encouraging voters to vote absentee for the April 7 election. (Photo by Jessica VanEgeren)
Politics A Tidal Wave of Absentee Ballot Requests

COVID-19 concerns limiting the desire to vote in person or volunteer on April 7

March 25, 2020
Politics Sen. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, Senate Majority Leader and Rep. Robin Vos, R-Rochester, Speaker of the Assembly, take questions by speakerphone from reporters about the coronavirus outbreak, the "Safer at Home" order from Gov. Evers, and the concern about the upcoming April 7 election. (Courtesy: WisconsinEye)
Politics GOP Leaders Want to Keep April 7 Election

Speaker Robin Vos, Sen. Scott Fitzgerald talk up working together with Evers

March 25, 2020