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Recall effort targeting Republican leader in Wisconsin expected to fail | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s bipartisan elections commission was expected on Thursday to reject petitions seeking to force a recall election of the state’s top elected Republican, who has drawn the ire of former President Donald Trump. Trump backers angry with Assembly Speaker Robin Vos launched the recall effort, citing his refusal to decertify President Joe […]

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Former Sturgeon Bay Mayor Colleen Crocker-MacMillin

As Women’s History Month concludes this weekend, Colleen Crocker-MacMillin of Sturgeon Bay recalls serving as Sturgeon Bay’s first female mayor. MacMillin served one term as mayor in the early 2000s and was also a Door County Board Supervisor and alderperson on the Sturgeon Bay Common Council at one time. As the mayor, she remembers that […]

Alabama

Alabama IVF ruling highlights importance of state supreme court races in this year’s US elections | #elections | #alabama

CHICAGO (AP) — The recent ruling in Alabama that frozen embryos are legally considered children created a political firestorm after the decision halted treatment for many couples seeking to have families through fertility treatments. It also has turned the spotlight on the importance of institutions that are poised to play a central in this year’s […]

Alabama

Alabama’s Britt to give GOP response to State of the Union | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama Sen. Katie Britt, the youngest Republican woman in the Senate’s history, has been tapped by the GOP to deliver their response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech next Thursday. What You Need To Know Alabama Sen. Katie Britt will deliver the Republican rebuttal to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union speech […]

Alabama

Anti-democratic moves by state lawmakers raise fears for 2024 election | #elections | #alabama

In Wisconsin, Republican lawmakers are threatening to impeach both the state’s election administrator, who is highly regarded nationally, and a state Supreme Court justice despite a ruling by the state’s judicial commission that the justice had done nothing wrong — effectively nullifying a recent statewide election she won, Democrats say. In North Carolina, a bill […]

Alaska

A new voting system in Alaska brought more choice, representation and civility, experts say. A bill in Wisconsin would launch it here. | #alaska | #politics

The system is called Final-Five Voting and it would eliminate partisan primaries and enact ranked-choice voting. The Alaska State Capital in Juneau. Photo by Jay Galvin. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT When Alaska ran its elections in 2022, it used a totally new system to vote. Voters had much more choice than the two […]

Alaska

A new voting system in Alaska brought more choice, representation and civility, experts say. A bill in Wisconsin would enact the system here. | #alaska | #politics

It’s called Final Five Voting, and it would enact ranked-choice voting and eliminate partisan primaries. By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT When Alaska ran its elections in 2022, it used a totally new system to vote. Voters had much more choice than the two candidates they usually get, and experts said the nastiness that has […]

Alaska

Biden to head to Alaska to mark 22nd anniversary of 9/11 | #alaska | #politics

On Monday, President Joe Biden will mark the 22nd anniversary of the September 11th attacks in Alaska instead of the traditional New York City, Virginia or Pennsylvania events. The president will be returning from his overseas trip to India for the G20 summit and his first visit to Vietnam since taking office. He is set […]

Alaska

Alaska judge upholds Biden approval of Willow oil project | #alaska | #politics

A federal judge on Thursday upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the massive Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a decision that environmental groups swiftly vowed to fight. What You Need To Know A federal judge has upheld the Biden administration’s approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s remote North Slope, a […]

Alabama

Democrats work to circumvent Tuberville’s military blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Senate Democrats are trying a new workaround to confirm hundreds of military officers blocked by Sen. Tommy Tuberville, ten months after the Alabama Republican first said he would object to the nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy. What You Need To Know Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said on the Senate floor Wednesday that […]