Crime & Safety
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GOP Lawmakers, Still Avoiding a Vote to Kill the Mask Mandate, Ask a Judge to Do It Instead
The Legislature has the power to vote down safeguards, but filing a lawsuit protects from having to take on-the-record votes.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Voter Purge Lawsuit
A decision on the status of 130,000 voters is reportedly unlikely before the election.
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Appeals Court Blocks Absentee Ballot Extension, for Now
Madison-based federal judge’s order allowing extra time won’t go into effect until further arguments are heard.
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‘Like Taking Lifeboats Away’: Wis. Doctors Raise Alarm Over Attacks on Affordable Care Act
A third Trump Supreme Court justice could strike down landmark reforms even as COVID-19 wipes out more Americans’ healthcare coverage.
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Here’s What Happens in Wisconsin If the Supreme Court Kills the Affordable Care Act
US Supreme Court to rule on case to repeal Affordable Care Act one week after Nov. 3 election.
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Op-Ed: A Blueprint for Change Is Critical for Communities and Cops Alike
Jim Palmer, executive director of the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, says the reform proposal “highlights our desire to help facilitate meaningful action on these issues. And act we must.”
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State Taps Former Madison Police Chief to Investigate Jacob Blake Shooting
Noble Wray will serve as an independent expert consultant for the Kenosha County district attorney.
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Evers Pardons Nine More People, Bringing Total to 65
Pardons restore some rights stripped from people convicted of felonies.
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From Local Clerks to Military Voters, Anger at WI Supreme Court for Election Interference
Elections Commission chair says delaying millions of ballots could be catastrophic.
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Conservative Supreme Court Justices Delay Absentee Ballots
A Thursday order suspends further mailing until the court decides a case.























