People with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes make up over a quarter of those waiting for an organ transplant in Wisconsin. People needing a kidney account for nearly 80% of those on the transplant list.
Category: Government
Posted inForward, Government
Job satisfaction among election administrators continues to sink, survey shows
The vast majority of America’s local election administrators would not encourage their children to do the same job, and a shrinking share of them say they would be proud to tell others about their work.
Posted inGovernment
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate criticized for attending briefing with Democratic donors
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Susan Crawford participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance to put two more House seats in play,” a move that Republicans say shows that she is committed to redrawing congressional districts to benefit Democrats.
Posted inGovernment
Republicans ask Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz to step aside in union case
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Legislature asked that state Supreme Court Justice Janet Protasiewicz step aside in a case that seeks to overturn a 2011 law that effectively ended collective bargaining for most state workers.
Posted inGovernment
Dueling Wisconsin Supreme Court ads focus on rape kit backlog
Brad Schimel says he oversaw mass testing of sexual assault kits while attorney general. Susan Crawford says he took too long.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler could soon lead national Democratic Party
Among the candidates vying to be the next chair of the Democratic National Committee is Wisconsin’s Ben Wikler, who has served as chair of the state Democratic Party since 2019.
Posted inBill Watch, Environment
Republican bill seeks more local control over wind, solar farms
A bill that would empower Wisconsin municipalities to block the construction of solar and wind farms in their backyards has been introduced a second time.
Posted inForward, Government
Some missing Madison ballots could have been counted — if clerk’s staff had acted in time
Of the nearly 200 uncounted ballots that Madison city clerk’s staff discovered after Election Day, about 70 might have gotten counted if the staff members had promptly alerted the county.
Posted inGovernment
State of the State: Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers urges gun control measures, bipartisan approach to immigration
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers used his seventh State of the State speech to urge the GOP-controlled Legislature to enact a wide range of proposals Republicans have rejected in the past, including numerous gun control measures.
Posted inBudget Bites
Republicans and Democrats agree on postpartum Medicaid expansion — Robin Vos says it’s unlikely
The fate of postpartum Medicaid expansion, a bipartisan effort in the Wisconsin Legislature, yet again falls in the hands of Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, who said it’s “unlikely” his chamber will get to vote on it.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin Democrats pledge support to immigrants as new administration takes office
Some leaders in Democratic Wisconsin communities say they won’t play ball with the federal government when it comes to residents living in the United States without legal status.
Posted inForward, Government
Wisconsin’s voter ID ballot question: Here’s what you need to know
A proposed constitutional amendment on Wisconsin’s April ballot would enshrine the state’s existing photo ID requirement for voting, but leave some room for lawmakers to modify it.