Kara O’Connor: A step forward for fair elections

A pair of recent Federal Appeals Court rulings have opened the door toward greater fairness in Wisconsin’s election process. Now our legislative leaders face a choice: will they boldly walk through that door and join the national movement toward nonpartisan redistricting? Or will they slam the door shut and defend their politically-motivated districts drawn behind closed doors?

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DC Wrap: Feb. 17-23

This week’s news — Dem members of the state’s congressional are blasting the Trump administration for revoking federal protections for transgender students seeking to use the public school bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. The Trump administration will

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THU News Summary: Lawmakers consider ‘right-to-try’ bill; Ryan visits U.S.-Mexico border

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/thu-news-summary-lawmakers-consider-right-to-try-bill-ryan-visits-u-s-mexico-border/ **************************************** Order the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac today Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the 201… Please log in to

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Kara O’Connor: A step forward for fair elections

A pair of recent Federal Appeals Court rulings have opened the door toward greater fairness in Wisconsin’s election process. Now our legislative leaders face a choice: will they boldly walk through that door and join the national movement toward nonpartisan redistricting? Or will they slam the door shut and defend their politically-motivated districts drawn behind closed doors?

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Gov. Walker: Appoints Lon Roberts to the Public Service Commission

Contact: Tom Evenson, (608) 266-2839 Madison – Governor Scott Walker today announced the appointment of Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) Secretary Lon Roberts to the Public Service Commission (PSC). Mr. Roberts will fill the seat being vacated by PSC Commissioner Phil Montgomery whose term ends on March 6, 2017. “Lon

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DC Wrap: Feb. 17-23

This week’s news — Dem members of the state’s congressional are blasting the Trump administration for revoking federal protections for transgender students seeking to use the public school bathrooms of the gender with which they identify. The Trump administration will be sending out letters to public schools across the nation

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THU News Summary: Lawmakers consider ‘right-to-try’ bill; Ryan visits U.S.-Mexico border

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Access the mobile version of the News Summary: https://www.wispolitics.com/2017/thu-news-summary-lawmakers-consider-right-to-try-bill-ryan-visits-u-s-mexico-border/ **************************************** Order the 2017 WisPolitics.com Directory & Almanac today Get to know Wisconsin’s members of Congress, Legislature and executive branch. Buy the 201… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click

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Holtz email: Reform group asked him to run, offered campaign support

State schools superintendent challenger Lowell Holtz wrote in an email last January that a “reform group” asked him to run for the post and guaranteed it’d do “all of the fundraising, organizing, etc.” associated with the election bid, according to an email released by One Wisconsin Now. Records obtained by

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