Wisconsin’s photo ID requirement for voting would be elevated from a state law to a constitutional amendment under a proposal approved in the Assembly. The proposed constitutional amendment will appear on the April 1 ballot for voter consideration.
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Scott Bauer is the head of the AP bureau in Madison, covering state government and politics.
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Wisconsin Republicans pushing to make voter ID a constitutional requirement
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are moving quickly to place a measure on the April ballot to enshrine the state’s already strict voter ID requirement into the state constitution.
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Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws gets GOP resistance
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ plan to let voters repeal and create state laws without legislative involvement met opposition from Republican leaders of the Legislature, who signaled that the idea is likely to be rejected for a second time.
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Wisconsin Legislature’s tight Republican majority sparks hope for bipartisan cooperation
When the Wisconsin Legislature returns in January, Republicans will have their narrowest majorities since taking control in 2011. That’s giving Democrats optimism.
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Teacher and a teenage student killed in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin
A shooting at a Wisconsin Christian school occurred in a study hall and was reported to police by a second-grade teacher. Police identified the shooter as a 15-year-old female student.
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Union rights take center stage in high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election next spring already had high stakes. A judge’s ruling restoring collective bargaining rights to about 200,000 public workers further intensifies the contest.
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Wisconsin unions score win as Dane County judge strikes down Act 10
Republicans vowed to appeal a ruling restoring collective bargaining rights for public worker and teacher unions that were stripped in 2011.
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Wisconsin regulators file complaint against former Justice Michael Gableman, who led 2020 election probe
Judicial regulators filed a complaint against a former Wisconsin Supreme Court justice who spread election conspiracy theories, accusing him of violating multiple rules of conduct.
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Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde conceded defeat to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin in their U.S. Senate race, saying he will not request a recount.
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Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde refuses to concede to Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race
Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde admitted Tuesday that he lost the U.S. Senate race to Democratic incumbent Tammy Baldwin, but refused to concede and instead repeated misleading claims about the election while he considers a recount. Hovde preleased a video saying he wanted to gather more information and assess whether to seek a recount. But in a later […]
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Wisconsin US Senate candidates trade accusations of lying during testy debate
Republican Eric Hovde is challenging Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin in the Nov. 5 election.
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Use of absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin is sharply down from 2020
Absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin are only available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago, with many conservative communities opting not to offer them for the upcoming election.