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State superintendent candidate Jill Underly speaks to people at a campaign event Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in Waukesha, Wis. Angela Major/WPR
The race to lead Wisconsin’s state education agency like so many education battles over the past year has centered on the COVID-19 pandemic and the ways it has widened existing inequalities.
Across the state, districts have approached pandemic learning in a multitude of ways. And as superintendent of the Pecatonica Area School District,
By Naomi Kowles
Jan 12, 2021 6:13 PM
MADISON, Wis. A growing number of national companies heavily invested in political spending are distancing themselves or withdrawing support for members of Congress who voted last week to block the certification of President-Elect Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Some, like Facebook, Google and Microsoft, have announced plans to put all of their political donations on pause.
Others like Marriott, Blue Cross Blue Shield, AT&T, Hallmark, and more have announced plans to cut their funding to the members of Congress who voted to overturn the election.
Tuesday, News 3 Investigates reached out to the media contacts of five major Wisconsin-based companies with political action committees or owners who helped fund campaigns for Reps. Fitzgerald and Tiffany, Wisconsin’s two freshmen congressmen who voted to overturn the election on January 6.
Thy neighbor s vote
Now, say you want to vote again by, for example, appropriating your neighbor s absentee ballot.
It would help to know whether heâs already requested a ballot. For that, youâd need to look him up on the stateâs public voter database, myvote.wi.gov. Youâll also need to know his date of birth.
If he hasnât asked for a ballot yet, you could pretend to be him and request it. Unless youâve also stolen his driverâs license, youâd have to indicate at this point that heâs indefinitely confined to get around the license requirement.