Republican Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said he wants to see pay raises approved for Universities of Wisconsin employees, pitting himself against Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos.
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Harm Venhuizen is a state government reporter with The Associated Press in Madison, Wisconsin, primarily covering elections and voting rights. Prior to this, Venhuizen interned at Military Times. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and philosophy from Calvin University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where he served as editor-in-chief of Chimes, the student paper. During his time at Chimes, he earned recognition for his investigative coverage of controversial personnel decisions, sexual assault and university employment policies against same-sex marriage. Venhuizen grew up on a small farm in rural Wisconsin, and spent a summer working as a wildfire firefighter with the U.S. Forest Service.
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Wisconsin Republicans admit vote to fire elections chief had no legal effect, was ‘symbolic’
In a change of course from calls to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe, leaders of the GOP-controlled Legislature said in court documents that the vote to fire her “was symbolic.”
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Republican Wisconsin Senate president urges Assembly to impeach elections official Meagan Wolfe
Wisconsin Senate President Chris Kapenga called on the Assembly to impeach Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe.
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Wisconsin Senate Republicans vote to reject commissioner who backed Meagan Wolfe
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Senate’s elections committee retaliated Tuesday against one of the three Democratic elections commissioners who tried to block them from voting to fire the state’s nonpartisan top elections official.
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Open meetings lawsuit targets secret panel studying Janet Protasiewicz impeachment
A liberal watchdog group on Monday sued a secret panel investigating the criteria for impeaching a liberal Wisconsin Supreme Court justice, asking a judge to order the panel to stop meeting behind closed doors.
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Wisconsin Republicans propose impeaching Meagan Wolfe after disputed vote to fire her
A group of Republican Wisconsin lawmakers on Thursday proposed impeaching Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe as Democrats wage a legal battle to keep the nonpartisan administrator in office.
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Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire top elections official Meagan Wolfe
The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Senate voted Thursday to fire the battleground state’s nonpartisan top elections official ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Senate panel backs firing of Meagan Wolfe as Wisconsin’s top elections official
A Republican-controlled committee on Monday recommended firing Wisconsin’s top elections official rather than reappointing her, clearing the way for a vote by the full GOP-led state Senate as soon as Thursday.
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Wisconsin GOP threatens to impeach justice over donations, but conservatives also took party cash
Wisconsin Republicans are threatening to impeach a state Supreme Court justice over donations she received from the Democratic Party. But there’s no rule requiring her to recuse herself, and conservative judges on the court have taken Republican donations.
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Felon voter fraud remains rare in Wisconsin, report shows
The number of convicted felons under investigation for voting in recent Wisconsin elections remains a miniscule proportion of the total ballots cast, according to a new report from the state elections commission.
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Wisconsin Republicans grill judicial commissioners with a focus on high court’s new liberal majority
Wisconsin Republicans grilled members of the state’s judicial ethics commission who are up for Senate confirmation, pressing them Tuesday to say how they would handle complaints that could come against the new liberal majority on the state Supreme Court. The hearing foreshadows what could be a looming battle between Republicans who control the Legislature and […]
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Wisconsin Republicans propose eliminating work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds
Wisconsin Republicans are proposing a bill that would do away with work permit requirements for 14- and 15-year-olds in the state.