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From: Up North News
Wisconsin Supreme Court Denies Extension to Tally Misprinted Ballots
Local officials requested more time to re-make ballots unreadable due to printer error....
From: Up North News
Wisconsin Dems Target Classic TV and Movies to Rake in the Cash
State party chair credits actor Bradley Whitford for sparking series of fundraising, cast reunions like Happy Days and Princess Bride....
From: Up North News
The Affordable Care Act Saved Our Family When Our Daughter Got Sick. Please Protect It.
Our daughter's illness reminds us that scrapping healthcare reform and making families insecure is a bad idea made worse during a pandemic....
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Oh WOW: Suburban Vote Could Prove Key In Wisconsin’s Presidential Race
Donald Trump won Wisconsin's suburban "WOW" counties in 2016, but by less than other Republicans. The question this year is whether that 2016 dip was...
From: NBC News
CDC report shows how a Wisconsin summer retreat became a 'superspreading' event
A single student who had tested negative before the retreat led to 116 diagnosed cases among the teens and counselors....
From: COURIER
The Economy Isn't Booming
Trump touts record growth, but GDP numbers for last quarter largely reflect how bad things got due to the coronavirus pandemic....
From: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Both campaigning in Wisconsin, Trump and Biden deliver starkly different messages
Donald Trump was in Green Bay and Joe Biden in Milwaukee as the candidates worked for votes in the Badger State on the same day for the first time....
From: NPR
As Election Nears, A Look At What Motivates Some Wisconsin Voters
With just days left until Nov. 3, NPR explores what's on the minds of some voters from this swing state. For a dairy farmer, it's his farm. For others...
From: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When will we know final unofficial election results in Wisconsin? It likely won't be before Wednesday, and maybe not even then.
Because of a record number of absentee ballots, counting votes will take much longer than usual in Wisconsin....
From: Up North News
Vos Admits, ‘Obviously, What We’re Doing Now as a State Isn’t Working’
State Assembly Speaker indicates the Legislature could meet for the first time in more than six months, could support a COVID-19 relief bill....
From: Up North News
Another Visit, Another Record: Trump Pats Himself on the Back as COVID Cases Explode in Wisconsin
MAGA hats outnumber masks as the president again claims an end coming to a pandemic still ravaging the state....
From: The Americano
Former Trump Officials: Vote for Biden or 'We Will No Longer Be America'
These former White House staffers blast Trump in a scathing new video as they urge Americans to vote for Joe Biden....
From: Up North News
Democrats Are Gaining Ground in Wisconsin's 'WOW' Counties
How the least-populous county near Milwaukee is making incremental changes....
From: Up North News
Wisconsin Poll Numbers Hold Steady, and That’s Bad News for Trump
In a year like no other, here is a running update on what the voters are thinking, saying, and choosing as they go to the polls....
From: The Daily Cardinal
What to expect on election night in Wisconsin
With Election Day just five days away and voter turnout increasing across the nation, many experts believe some results will be delayed....
From: Up North News
‘It’s a Nightmare.’ Wisconsin Tops 5,000 New COVID-19 Cases and 64 Deaths in a Single Day
My concern is that when leaders dont act in an empathetic way ... people are going to follow that cue, Evers says....
From: Up North News
US Supreme Court Sides with GOP and Kills Extension for Wisconsin Absentee Ballots
If you mail it on Election Day, it will arrive too late and be thrown out. Republicans challenged a lower court order based on the pandemic....
From: Up North News
Conspiracists Claim Wisconsin Overcounts COVID Deaths. If Anything, the Real Toll Is Higher.
The states most prominent medical examiner thinks death counts are too high when evidence suggests were underestimating the real toll....
From: KSTP
Push is on in Wisconsin to return 320K outstanding ballots
Democrats and Republicans in the battleground state of Wisconsin were pushing Tuesday to get 320,000 outstanding absentee ballots returned by the...
From: MIT Technology Review
How Wisconsin’s slowed-down mail could decide the election
If elections are a technology, then the machine consists of an enormous sprawl of moving parts that goes well beyond what most people realize. The...
From: COURIER
Changed Your Mind? You Can Still Vote in Person Even if You Requested a Mail Ballot.
It's no longer safe to assume your ballot will arrive on time if you mail it. You can, however, still vote early or on Election Day....
From: CNBC
Supreme Court won't revive 6-day ballot deadline extension in Wisconsin, siding with GOP
Wisconsin is a key battleground state in the battle between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden....
From: The Star Tribune
Wisconsin election clerks seek order on ballot counting
Election clerks in northeastern Wisconsin asked the state Supreme Court on Monday to issue an order allowing them to fill in a ballot misprint so that as many as 13,500 ballots can be processed more quickly through counting machines on Election Day.
From: Up North News
Wisconsin Reaches 200,000 Coronavirus Infections
OSHA fines meatpacking plant for outbreak. UW poll shows a wider Biden lead in Wisconsin....
From: The Americano
Trump’s White House Officially Gives Up on Controlling the Pandemic
The White House Chief of Staff twice affirms that the administration has no plans to get the coronavirus pandemic under control as an outbreak grows...
From: Up North News
Suburban Job Growth in Wisconsin Was Bad Under Trump—Even Before the Pandemic
Think tank analysis shows how the Obama recovery was being allowed to fizzle out in the suburban counties of key battleground states....
From: Up North News
Chippewa Grieves as COVID-19 Takes Beloved High School Teacher
An otherwise healthy 57-year-old, Wayne Bowes friends express anger, frustration over ongoing reluctance by many to wear masks, socially distance....
From: Wisconsin Public Radio
Trump Says Pandemic Is 'Rounding The Turn' As Wisconsin Sees Deadliest Week Yet
Thousands of people gathered in 35-degree weather at a Trump campaign rally in Waukesha Saturday evening, where the president encouraged the crowd to...
From: Up North News
Appeals Court Blocks Gov. Evers' Capacity Limits Indefinitely
The coronavirus safeguard is back off less than a week after a judge upheld it....
From: COURIER
Middle-Class Americans Should Be Earning More, According to Biden. He Says His Tax Plan Will Help.
According to one study, the American middle class should be earning $42,000 more per worker. That's a stark contrast to how tax breaks have helped the...
From: TheHill
Trump makes his case in North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin
With just 10 days left to go before Nov. 3, President Trump made the case for his reelection bid Saturday during three campaign rallies in the key...
From: Up North News
Wisconsin, Besieged by a Pandemic, Will See Another Risky Trump Rally This Weekend
Waukesha is already safe GOP turf, but the president is coming Saturday night....
From: The Copper Courier
How the Pandemic Changed the Way We Vote
Elections officials have devised multiple ways for voters to cast their ballots safely and securely this year....
From: Up North News
What Happens to Your Ballot If You Die After Voting Absentee in Wisconsin
Some states count dead voters ballots, while others discard them....
From: CNBC
Wisconsin's Kenosha County shows why hoping for a last-minute shake-up could be perilous for Trump
Kenosha, Wisconsin, illustrates the difficulty that President Trump faces as he battles Joe Biden in the election....
From: NPR
How The Political Divide In Wisconsin Is Affecting The State's COVID-19 Response
Sharp political divisions in Wisc., are fueling a culture war over the COVID-19 response. As cases spike, Republicans sue to end public health orders...
From: Up North News
COVID Survivors Tell Wisconsin: ‘We Beg You to Take This Seriously’
Highest single-day loss of life, 48 deaths, as pleas are made for basic but compassionate safeguards as hospitals fill....
From: The Keystone
Obama Urges Voters to 'Build Back Better' With Biden
Former President Barack Obama said Joe Biden made him a better president "and he has the experience and character to make us a better country."...
From: The Copper Courier
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Only Getting Worse
Hospitalizations are growing in 37 states as Dr. Anthony Fauci says United States is not yet "on the road" to ending the pandemic....
From: Madison
Wisconsin officials worried about confusion from vote count
The states bipartisan elections commission voted unanimously to recommend that counties make clear when posting election results how many absentee...
From: Channel 3000
Wisconsin GOP leaders made it harder to vote, especially for Black residents
Wisconsin once one of the easiest states in which to vote has steadily made it harder in the past decade under Republican control....
From: CBS News
Early voting begins in Wisconsin as the state sees a surge in new coronavirus cases
Early voting began in Wisconsin on Tuesday, as the state grapples with a recent surge in new coronavirus cases and hospitalizations. CBS News campaign...
From: Up North News
Woman Who Organized Efforts to Recall Evers Admits She Lied to Reporters
"I like when they look dumb. Theyve drug my name through the mud."...
From: COURIER
All of the Times Republicans Have Refused to Help Americans During the Coronavirus Pandemic
While Pelosi and the Trump administration continue stimulus negotiations, Senate Republicans have so far refused to offer meaningful assistance to...
From: Up North News
No Good Options: Seven Wisconsin Families Tell Us How They're Coping With the New School Year
The ongoing spread of the coronavirus in Wisconsin is putting school officials, parents, and students in unique situations. Everyone is struggling to...
From: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A bipartisan effort in the Wisconsin Legislature is paying for suicide prevention programs in the state's schools
That bill was one of aseries of proposalsunveiled in 2019 by lawmakers on anew bipartisan suicide prevention task force....
From: Up North News
Health Group to Trump: Please Just Stop Your ‘Super-Spreader’ Rallies Already
Wisconsins Lieutenant Governor joins demand that the president stop holding events that put lives at risk and normalize unsafe behavior....
From: The Detroit News
Wisconsin man charged in alleged Whitmer plot released on bond
Brian Higgins, the 14th person charged in scheme, released on bond, which was set at $10,000 at hearing Monday in Wisconsin...
From: Wausau Pilot & Review
Pre-bunking falsehoods: How Wisconsin voters can avoid falling for election misinformation - Wausau Pilot & Review
By Howard Hardee Wisconsin Watch News that three trays of mail had been discovered in a ditch in Greenville, Wisconsin, recently spread on social...
From: The Cap Times
Dr. Rachel Hughes: Dear President Trump: From a Wisconsin emergency physician
We are suffering. Do you even notice?...
From: the Guardian
Trump's hopes fade in Wisconsin as 'greatest economy' boast unravels
The president pinned his re-election hopes on economic success but the pandemic has transformed the terrain...