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Jan 14, 2025 · Trump pick for Pentagon chief, Pete Hegseth, grilled at lengthy confirmation hearing BY: Ashley Murray - January 14, 2025 WASHINGTON — Senators jockeyed to magnify contrasting aspects of Pete Hegseth’s life at his confirmation hearing Tuesday on whether the veteran, Fox News personality and accused perpetrator of sexual misconduct is qualified to lead the nation’s military and its nearly ...
Assembly passes voter ID constitutional amendment proposal.
Jan 15, 2025 · The Wisconsin State Assembly passed a proposal Tuesday that could enshrine voter ID requirements in the state constitution if the majority of Wisconsin voters support it. The passage sets it up to go to Wisconsin voters in April — on the same ballot as a consequential election for the state ...
Two candidates officially challenge state schools Superintendent …
Jan 7, 2025 · The race for Wisconsin state superintendent is shaping up with three candidates, including incumbent Superintendent Jill Underly and two challengers who filed their paperwork to run Monday. The deadline for candidates to file their ballot access papers is Tuesday at 5 p.m. Brittany Kinser, an ...
Republicans promise tax cuts as Wisconsin lawmakers are sworn in …
Jan 7, 2025 · Wisconsin state lawmakers gathered Monday to be sworn in, marking the beginning of the 2025-27 legislative session and giving legislative leaders the opportunity to lay out their intentions for the upcoming session. While Republicans maintain control of both chambers, the margins in both bodies will ...
Senate quickly passes voter ID amendment Tuesday as Assembly …
Jan 9, 2025 · Republican lawmakers continued their swift work Wednesday to enshrine voter photo identification laws in the Wisconsin Constitution with the Senate passing the proposal on the floor and the Assembly holding a public hearing on it. Wisconsin is one of nine states in the country with a strict photo ...
What would it mean for state prisons if unions win the Act 10 legal ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Amidst a staffing crisis that worsened living conditions in Wisconsin prisons, the state gave corrections officers a large raise.. The number of vacant positions for correctional officers and sergeants across adult institutions has declined over 20% from a peak of 35%. But there’s still a struggle with working conditions, former correctional officer Joe Verdegan said.
Proposed constitutional amendment triggers fight over control of ...
Jul 30, 2024 · Deputy Editor Erik Gunn reports and writes on work and the economy, health policy and related subjects, for the Wisconsin Examiner. He spent 24 years as a freelance writer for Milwaukee Magazine, Isthmus, The Progressive, BNA Inc., and other publications, winning awards for investigative reporting, feature writing, beat …
Department of Corrections, reform advocates pursue different …
Oct 23, 2024 · The Wisconsin Examiner’s Criminal Justice Reporting Project shines a light on incarceration, law enforcement and criminal justice issues with support from the Public Welfare Foundation
Experts, officials confident in voting system despite efforts from ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Election officials have expressed confidence in Wisconsin’s election system and its ability to withstand any 2020-style attempts to overturn the results — yet some members of the state’s Republican party, and Donald Trump himself, have continued their work of the past four years to undermine trust in the system.