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 Woman leading the effort to recall Gov. Tony Evers admits in interview she lied to reporters. (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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Patrick DePula, owners of Salvatore's Tomato Pies, was one of four small business owners who joined the Main Street Alliance and US Rep. Mark Pocan in a Tuesday call supporting President Joe Biden's proposed American Families Plan. (Photo courtesy of Shawn Phetteplace/Main Street Alliance) Economy Paid Leave, Universal Childcare Help Employers and Employees Alike, WI Business Owners Say
Derrick Van Orden (Via Derrick Van Orden/Facebook) Politics GOP Congressional Candidate Testifies Against Mask-Wearing Before School Board Drops Requirement
Supreme Court Hands Evers Another Defeat Politics Republicans Blow $3.4 Billion Hole in Budget, Cut 380 Items Evers Proposed
Julian Thomas Elementary School in Racine, built in the 1850s as Garfield School, will receive updates as part of the $1 billion referendum district voters passed in spring 2020. (Photo via Julian Thomas Elementary/Facebook) Education Are Schools Infrastructure? Ask the Wisconsin Students and Educators Using Buildings Dating Back Over 100 Years.