Wisconsinites love to vote early; more than 547,000 absentee ballots were cast in 2018. But current laws require local election officials to store those early ballots for processing only on Election Day.
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On June 10, 1919, Wisconsin became the first state to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote. The victory came as a surprise after countless setbacks faced by Wisconsin suffragettes.
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Open teaching positions in Wisconsin used to be met with a flood of applicants. Now, positions remain unfilled. What’s causing the drought?
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How will Wisconsin respond to Trump’s border wall national emergency?
by Chris ButschCalifornia and 15 other states have joined a federal lawsuit declaring President Trump’s national emergency “unconstitutional.” How have our state lawmakers reacted?
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In a press conference on February 18, Governor Evers suggested that it’s time for Wisconsin to both decriminalize possession and legalize medicinal use of marijuana.
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The 2018 midterm elections brought out a record-breaking number of Wisconsin voters, with participation from approximately 60 percent of voting-age adults.