By Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
Mar 9, 2021 12:01 AM
By Anya van Wagtendonk
For Wisconsin Watch
Proposals to change Wisconsin’s voting system could determine how one of America’s top swing states picks congressional candidates, how it awards its 10 Electoral College votes, how fast results can be announced and who can use the increasingly popular method of absentee voting.
But the political divisiveness that caused Wisconsin to flip from red to blue by the slimmest of margins in the 2020 presidential race will likely continue, stymying all but the few changes that enjoy bipartisan support. A Republican-led Legislature and a Democratic governor mean that purely partisan priorities are unlikely to make their way through, experts told Wisconsin Watch.
Bids to alter Wisconsin elections fall mostly along partisan lines
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As COVID-19 vaccines roll out, Thompson sets goal of 75% of courses in person on UW campuses in fall Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel © Michael Sears / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Rano Atambaeua of Kenosha, left, helps move her daughter Sevinch Atambaeua out of the UW-Milwaukee Cambridge Commons dormitory in March 2020. UWM is staggering the move dates for each dormitory.
University of Wisconsin System interim President Tommy Thompson told campus chancellors to aim to have at least 75% of their courses in person next fall, with the hope that COVID-19 vaccines will allow a return to some normalcy. I m looking forward to getting people vaccinated, getting back to school and getting back to normal, Thompson told members of the media Thursday.
Pomfret Town Meeting to decide 3 Selectboard races
Published: 2/14/2021 10:38:19 PM
Modified: 2/15/2021 6:06:16 PM
Pomfret
Selectboard race filled with contested seats
Hot topic: With a budget that’s only 1.2% higher than last year’s, and no other major spending proposed, the biggest issue Pomfret voters decide will be who sits on the Selectboard. Three incumbents are running but have opponents.
Budget: The proposed budget of $1.46 million is as “bare-bones” as the Selectboard could make it, Selectboard Chairwoman Emily Grube said in a phone interview. “It’s not a good year for anyone,” she said, in reference to the pandemic and its economic ill effects.