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Politics The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, DC, early Monday, June 15, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics ‘Wisconsin Legislature Has Done Nothing’: Evers Asks US Supreme Court to Extend Absentee Ballot Deadline

In scathing court filing, Evers reiterates call to extend deadline to Nov. 9.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski October 15, 2020 2:35 pm CDT
Politics Gov. Tony Evers vetoed a COVID-19 relief bill Friday after the GOP-controlled Legislature made too many changes to the compromise bill.
Politics Evers Asks GOP Leaders to Stop Weakening State’s Response to COVID-19

Instead, a GOP-led committee fights an emergency safeguard, even though it will expire by the time the Legislature can officially reject it.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren October 12, 2020 5:29 pm CDT
Politics Republicans Say They Won’t Show Up Monday to Vote on Police Reform Bills
Politics Republicans Say They Won’t Show Up Monday to Vote on Police Reform Bills

Special session will get a quick gavel and other bills to consider later, an “empty procedural gesture,” says Evers’ office.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren August 28, 2020 5:27 pm CDT
Politics Khayriyyah Khaaliq stands with her daughters Ashyra Khaaliq, 2, and 7th-grader Jakyra Johnson, at Henry Vilas Zoo in July shortly after the mandatory mask ordinance took effect in Dane County. (Photo @ Andy Manis)
Politics Local Officials Scramble to Save Local Mask Ordinances as Republicans Try to Kill Evers’ Order

Republicans "stand ready" to kill the statewide order, so local officials are staying on top of it.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski August 7, 2020 2:55 pm CDT
Coronavirus GOP State Senators Plan to Take on Evers' Mask Order as Coronavirus Cases Spike
Coronavirus GOP State Senators Plan to Take on Evers’ Mask Order as Coronavirus Cases Spike

Senate leader indicates his chamber will convene to vote on ending the order.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren July 31, 2020 4:24 pm CDT

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Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) holds a press conference on April 13 where he demands Gov. Tony Evers accept severe restrictions on local health officials, schools, and the governor himself in exchange for tens of millions of dollars in federal supplemental COVID food aid. (Image via Wisconsin Eye.) Politics Evers and Timberlake Find a Way to Bypass Vos’ Willingness to Lose Millions in Food Aid for Families
An archival image of the Plainfield Tunnel Channel Lakes in Waushara County, which have experienced a reduction in water levels due to groundwater withdrawals for irrigated agriculture. (Photo credit: Wisconsin DNR) Natural Resources Clean Water at Stake as WI Supreme Court Hears Appeals to Take GOP Restrictions Off the DNR
Left: A sewer line under construction along St. Paul Avenue in Milwaukee in 1920. Right: Victor Berger, co-founder of the Socialist Party of America, editor of the Milwaukee Leader, and the first Socialist elected to Congress. Lower: Construction of a Milwaukee sewer line in 1932. (Photos courtesy: Wisconsin Historical Society and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. Graphic by Morgaine Ford-Workman.) Infrastructure Infrastructure Is Good Politics—Just Ask Milwaukee’s Sewer Socialists of 1904
The state Capitol in Madison is reflected off the windows of an office building across the street. (Photo by Julian Emerson) Politics Not Allowed: Nonpartisan Analysis Finds a Flaw in GOP Plans for Wisconsin Stimulus Money
Elections President Donald Trump speaking at a campaign rally in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, on August 2, 2018. (Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com)
Elections Trump’s Call to Delay Election Meets Swift Bipartisan Backlash in Wisconsin

Trump receives bipartisan backlash for suggesting presidential election be delayed.

Jessica VanEgeren Jessica VanEgeren July 31, 2020 10:30 am CDT
Politics These Republicans Said Wisconsin Needed Another COVID Relief Bill. Now They’re Silent.
Politics These Republicans Said Wisconsin Needed Another COVID Relief Bill. Now They’re Silent.

Ten legislators won’t say if they want another state bill.

Jonathon Sadowski Jonathon Sadowski July 28, 2020 4:03 pm CDT