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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 Supreme Court grapples with Gov. Tony Evers’ 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press October 10th, 2024October 10th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” but questioned whether and how it should be reined in.

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DA eyes investigation of Wausau mayor’s removal of absentee ballot drop box

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press September 26th, 2024September 26th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A Wisconsin district attorney said her office is pursuing an investigation into the removal of an absentee ballot drop box by the mayor of Wausau.

A blue metal box says “VOTE” in big letters and “OFFICIAL ABSENTEE BALLOT DROP BOX”
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Wisconsin congressman falsely suggests Madison city clerk was lying about absentee ballots

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press September 26th, 2024September 26th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The mailing of about 2,200 duplicate absentee ballots in Wisconsin’s heavily Democratic capital city of Madison has led a Republican member of Congress to falsely suggest that the clerk was lying about the presence of barcodes on the ballots themselves.

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Wisconsin Supreme Court justices question merits of case brought by election activist

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press September 10th, 2024September 10th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The case involves whether the public should access private health information to ensure the integrity of election results.

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Waukesha mayor condemns GOP Senate race ad tying Tammy Baldwin to Christmas parade killings

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press September 5th, 2024September 5th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The mayor of Waukesha condemned a campaign ad run by a Republican independent group that links Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin with the killings of six people at a 2021 Christmas parade.

A polling place divider says "vote" and has an American flag as a voter sits alone filling out a ballot.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, Jill Stein approved for ballot in Wisconsin after attempts to oust them fail

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 27th, 2024August 27th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Wisconsin Elections Commission voted to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on the presidential ballot, despite his request to be removed, and also rejected attempts to oust independent candidate Cornel West and Green Party candidate Jill Stein.

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Wisconsin voters reject ballot questions that would limit governor’s power to spend federal money

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 13th, 2024September 20th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin voters rejected Republican-authored ballot questions that would have limited the governor’s power to spend federal money that comes to the state for such things as disaster relief, a big win for Democrats.

Wisconsin Supreme Court holds a hearing.
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Wisconsin Capitol Police won’t investigate state Supreme Court abortion order leak

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 13th, 2024August 13th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Wisconsin Capitol Police have declined to investigate the leak of a state Supreme Court abortion order in June citing a conflict of interest, but the court’s chief justice said she is pursuing other options.

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Wisconsin judge refuses GOP request to pause absentee voting ruling sought by people with disabilities

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press August 1st, 2024August 1st, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

A judge refused to put on hold his ruling that allows disabled people in Wisconsin to be emailed absentee ballots at home in November’s presidential election.

Wisconsin Supreme Court holds a hearing.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court keeps ban on mobile absentee voting sites in place for now

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press June 12th, 2024June 12th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Wisconsin Supreme Court kept a lower court’s ruling banning the use of mobile voting sites in the upcoming presidential election in place for now, a win for Republicans.

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Former Trump attorney Jim Troupis suspended from Wisconsin judicial ethics panel

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press June 12th, 2024June 12th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended former President Donald Trump’s Wisconsin lawyer from a state judicial ethics panel a week after he was charged with a felony for his role in a 2020 fake electors scheme.

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Liberal Judge Susan Crawford enters race for Wisconsin Supreme Court

Scott Bauer by Scott Bauer / Associated Press June 10th, 2024June 10th, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Susan Crawford, a liberal judge who previously represented Planned Parenthood in a case related to abortion access, entered the race for Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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