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MU Poll: Wisconsinites worried about state economy, fewer living comfortably
(The Center Square) – Most voters in Wisconsin say they are struggling or just getting by, and more than half don’t think the state’s economy is in great shape. The latest Marquette Law School Poll asked voters in the state about both the state’s economy and their personal finances. “Forty-five percent say [the state’s economy is] excellent or good, 38% say not too good, and 16% say poor,” MU chief...
Trout Unlimited honors Elward Engle
The Central Wisconsin Chapter of Trout Unlimited (CWTU) recently honored long-time Wisconsin DNR employee Elward Engle with a memorial stone located along the Mecan River between Wautoma and Coloma. Engle is largely responsible for the acquisition of land in Central Wisconsin for state parks, the Ice Age Trail, wildlife areas,...
Cooler and less humid days ahead
The latest Northeast Wisconsin weather forecast from Storm Team 5…. We’ve been on the back end of an area of low pressure to our northeast this afternoon which pushed in some puffy clouds and a few spotty showers. Light rain chances will continue to exit through this evening and...
Bernie Sanders to tout 'working class power' at Wisconsin rallies and town halls this week
Former presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders plans to hold “Building Working Class Power” campaign rallies and town halls throughout Wisconsin this week, with stops in Mount Pleasant, Sheboygan, Kaukauna, Stevens Point, Eau Claire and La Crosse. Sanders, the Vermont independent who caucuses with Senate Democrats, plans to hit Mount Pleasant on Wednesday, Sheboygan and Kaukauna on Thursday before heading west toward Stevens Point on Friday, where Portage County Democrats, the Wisconsin Democratic Seniors Council and the WisDems...
WEC staff finds Vos recall organizers submitted enough signatures, but legal questions remain
In a memo, staff for the Wisconsin Elections Commission found that groups attempting to recall Assembly Speaker Robin Vos have gathered enough signatures to force a recall election in the 63rd District — the seat Vos was elected to in 2022. However, because the map under which the 63rd District was created has been declared […] The post WEC staff finds Vos recall organizers submitted enough signatures, but legal questions remain appeared first on Wisconsin Examiner.
Men's mental health improving in Dane County, but more work needs to be done
MADISON, Wis. - Over the past several years, the discussion around men's mental health has improved, but there is still work to be done not just in Dane County but across the state.
How Democrats are focusing on Black voter outreach in Wisconsin
MILWAUKEE — Across battleground Wisconsin, the Biden-Harris campaign is showing up in Black communities early and often as part of a strategy it hopes will pay off in November. One of the biggest is Milwaukee, where, for the first time in 20 years, the Democratic Coordinated HQ is located,...
Dane Co. Judge issues temporary order allowing email absentee voting for disabled voters
Dane County Judge Everett Mitchell issued a temporary injunction Tuesday that will allow voters with “print disabilities” to cast absentee ballots by email. Mitchell’s order came in a lawsuit brought by Disability Rights Wisconsin, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin and four voters with disabilities. The lawsuit alleges that the current absentee voting system discriminates against voters with disabilities such as blindness because they can’t cast their ballots without assistance under the current rules, violating the right to cast a secret ballot.
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