Stories tagged: "Sean Wilson"

Politics Katie Rosenberg speaks during a state budget hearing
Politics ‘No More Corners to Cut’: Northern Wisconsin Asks Legislature for More Money In Budget

Dollars for schools, local governments, and other services needed to continue services, advocates say

Julian Emerson Julian Emerson April 22, 2021 10:53 am CDT
Voting Carl Fields, program manager at the Racine Hospitality Center and Racine-Kenosha organizer for the organization Ex-incarcerated People Organizing, sits Friday at Monument Square in downtown Racine. Fields was released from prison in 2016 but will be on extended supervision until 2033, meaning he won’t be able to cast a ballot until the 2034 midterm elections. (Photo by Pat A. Robinson)
Voting Wisconsin Law Prevents 50,000 Citizens From Voting

Wisconsin is one of 30 states that disenfranchises people convicted of felonies who are out of prison but still on supervision.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 21, 2020 8:28 am CDT
Criminal Justice Evers pardons
Criminal Justice Evers Pardons Nine More People, Bringing Total to 65

Pardons restore some rights stripped from people convicted of felonies.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski September 15, 2020 12:57 pm CDT
Law and Policy Gov. Tony Evers speaks at a March 12, 2020 news conference. (Photo © Andy Manis)
Law and Policy Gov. Evers Pardons 18 Ex-Convicts, Including One Dying of a Brain Tumor

Governor’s predecessor issued none during eight years in office.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 16, 2020 3:34 pm CDT

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