Shawn Johnson
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The 'Crowley comeback' defied the odds, and reset expectations (opens the original)
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In a Wisconsin primary for governor that was as wild as they come, it’s only fitting that the person who won the Democratic nomination was considered a failed candidate just a month ago. What David Crowley pulled off in the weeks since he got back in the race still seems borderline impossible. He went from a candidate without a clear political lane to the mainstream frontrunner — from practically invisible in polling to the winner of 50-plus counties, and more than 315,000 votes. “I think 50, 60
Appeals Court Upholds Act 10, Likely Sending Case to WI Supreme Court (opens the original)
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2-1 conservative majority overrules Dane County court decision overturning collective bargaining law. Protesters rally at Wisconsin’s Capitol building to oppose Gov. Scott Walker’s budget repair bill, later called Act 10. Photo by Richard Hurd. (CC BY 2.0) A state appeals court has upheld the landmark collective bargaining law known as Act 10, likely sending the case challenging the law to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The appeals court’s decision overturned a ruling from a Dane County Circuit Co
Appeals court upholds Act 10, likely sending case to Wisconsin Supreme Court (opens the original)
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A state appeals court has upheld the landmark collective bargaining law known as Act 10, likely sending the case challenging the law to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The appeals court’s decision overturned a ruling from a Dane County Circuit Court judge, who declared Act 10 unconstitutional in 2024. But that same judge stayed his ruling almost immediately, keeping the law in place ever since. In a 2-1 decision, the appeals court said the lawsuit challenging Act 10 raised issues that had already b
Democrats Sue Wisconsin Elections Commission Over Absentee Ballot Rules (opens the original)
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New WEC guidance limits ballot 'spoiling' as thousands of early votes are already in. An absentee ballot drop box is seen on the east side of Madison on Sept. 22, 2024. Alyssa Allemand/WPR A group of Democrats is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to let voters change their absentee ballots before the August primary. The lawsuit challenges guidance the commission issued this month, which prevents voters from changing their ballots because a candidate dropped out, or a voter c
Democrats file lawsuit challenging guidance on absentee ballots (opens the original)
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A group of Democrats is suing the Wisconsin Elections Commission in an attempt to let voters change their absentee ballots before the August primary. The lawsuit challenges guidance the commission issued this month, which prevents voters from changing their ballots because a candidate dropped out, or a voter changed their mind. The dispute comes as tens of thousands of absentee ballots have already been cast in an election where the Democratic primary for governor has been changing by the day. S
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