Scott Bauer
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Madison, WI, United States
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Wisconsin court sides with AP, others in open records case
The 4th District Court of Appeals on Thursday upheld a lower court’s ruling from 2021 in favor of the AP and others. → Read More
Work for anti-abortion group issue in Wisconsin court race
The high-stakes race will determine majority control of the court. → Read More
Evers promises a tax cut, compromise to increase funding
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday he wants to work with Republicans to divert as much as 20% of the state’s sales tax revenue to help fund local communities, including police and emergency services, while he also promised to cut taxes for the middle class and fight a GOP effort to impose a flat income tax rate. Evers, in his fifth State of the… → Read More
Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector
A Wisconsin judge on Tuesday dismissed an open records complaint against a Republican member of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. → Read More
New documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors
The now-former Wisconsin Republican Party chairman testified that Sen. Johnson talked about having the state’s GOP-controlled Legislature, rather than voters, choose Wisconsin’s presidential electors. → Read More
Wisconsin governor, GOP leader meet for first time in years
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos met in person for the first time in two years Thursday, as both sides are talking more about trying to work together in the coming legislative session → Read More
DOJ subpoenas state election officials for Trump documents
The requests are the first known subpoenas by Smith, who was named special counsel last month by Attorney General Merrick Garland. → Read More
Wisconsin parade crash case an issue in Supreme Court race
The judge who oversaw the trial of a man convicted of killing six people when he drove his SUV through a Christmas parade last year says national exposure and encouragement she got for her handling of the case is not why she is running for a pivotal Wisconsin Supreme Court seat → Read More
January 6 Committee questions Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Vos
Committee Chairman Rep. Bennie Thompson told reporters that Robin Vos would be the last witness before the panel completes its report. → Read More
Parade killings judge running for Wisconsin Supreme Court
The judge who presided over the trial of the man convicted of killing six people during the Waukesha Christmas parade is running for a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court → Read More
Wisconsin GOP leaders to push for ‘long term’ tax cuts
Wisconsin Republican legislative leaders say they want to tap the state’s projected record-high $6.6 billion budget surplus to make “transformational” and once-a-generation tax law changes → Read More
Wisconsin candidates make final push ahead of Election Day
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers and U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes are planning to rally with union members as part of a final push to get out Democratic voters on the last day of campaigning before Election Day → Read More
Wisconsin Gov. Evers, Michels display differences in debate
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers tried to cast his Republican challenger Tim Michels as a radical in a debate, while Michels argued that Evers has failed the state and doesn’t deserve a second term → Read More
Wisconsin Elections Commission deadlocks on poll watchers
The commission split along party lines on whether to tell local clerks how to handle poll watchers, like where they can stand as people register to vote and check in to receive their ballots. → Read More
Wisconsin judge blocks absentee ballot spoiling
A Wisconsin judge is prohibiting voters from canceling their original absentee ballot and casting a new one, siding with a conservative group that said the practice known as ballot spoiling is illegal. → Read More
Two lawsuits target Wisconsin policy on absentee ballots
Two lawsuits argue election clerks should be allowed to accept absentee ballots that are missing portions of witness addresses, the next step in the ongoing legal battle that has pit conservatives against liberals in the battleground state. → Read More
Wisconsin’s Johnson embraces controversy in reelection bid
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson has seemed to play with fire at times in his third bid for the seat → Read More
Wisconsin judge sides with GOP in absentee ballot fight
An attorney for Democrats said he planned to file a motion to stay the ruling pending appeal. A hearing was set for Tuesday. → Read More
Ginni Thomas emails urged new 2020 electors in Wisconsin
Virginia “Ginni” Thomas, a conservative activist, also had sent messages to more than two dozen lawmakers in Arizona. → Read More
Trump endorses Assembly Speaker Vos’s primary rival
It's a sign of his anger that Robin Vos is doing too little to overturn the 2020 election results. → Read More