By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Ballot Questions on Election Administration are Too Vague, Officials Say
Who would be allowed to set up polling places or print ballots? Clerks struggle for answers. By Alexander Shur Votebeat and Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin residents will vote Tuesday … [Read more...]
What’s Real and What’s not — Wisconsin Lawmakers Grapple With AI in Elections
By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Forward is a look ahead at the week in Wisconsin government and politics from the Wisconsin Watch statehouse team. Lawmakers in the Wisconsin Assembly are poised … [Read more...]
In Fight Over Voter Rolls, Wisconsin’s Top Judges Can’t Agree on Sensitive Data
An unusual split in two Court of Appeals districts highlights growing partisan division in the judiciary By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin Watch is a nonprofit, nonpartisan … [Read more...]
Why Wisconsin Judges are Increasingly Involved in Elections
By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Forward is a look ahead at the week in Wisconsin government and politics from the Wisconsin Watch statehouse team. Let’s get you prepared for the week. Elections … [Read more...]
As Their Power Wanes, Wisconsin Republicans Push Conservative Agenda Through Constitutional Amendments
Facing a liberal Supreme Court and Democratic governor, the GOP wants to lock in policy wins by seeking changes to the state’s foundational document. By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin … [Read more...]
Impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz? Here’s what’s missing from debate
Recent talk of impeaching a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice has ignored the actual process of removal for an ethics violation, which requires a two-thirds Assembly vote. by Matthew … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Supreme Court Emails Detail Chaotic First Week of Liberal Control
Justices clashed publicly over rules changes and firing top administrator, but new records highlight key conflict over how quickly court business should move. By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch and … [Read more...]
Evidence lacking in GOP case against top Wisconsin election official Meagan Wolfe
Critics have railed against many Wisconsin Elections Commission decisions, but they were made by bipartisan commissioners, not the administrator By Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch and Jack Kelly … [Read more...]
Wisconsin Democrats on ‘Veto Watch’ After Tony Evers Blocks 10 Bills
Republicans don’t control two-thirds of the Assembly, but they only need two-thirds of those present on a session day to override the governor’s veto. By Jack Kelly Wisconsin Watch and Matthew … [Read more...]