Category: Local Politics

IF there were voter fraud and manipulation of votes to insure a specific outcome of an election the size and scope and visibility of the presidential election in the United States…there would need to be concerted and co-ordinated corruption across multiple states and multiple cities and multiple party members to…

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As I’ve written any number of times over the past few weeks, the Republican majority in the Wisconsin legislature has repeatedly complained about the various attempts by Governor Evers to protect Wisconsinites from COVID-19…they’ve actively gone to court to sue. And I have asked any number of times what their…

If you haven’t done absentee ballots…get out and vote.

This is flat out fucked up. I understand there is a lot of hostility in the community around the actions of Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah. But there is absolutely no reason to physically assault him and there is never a good reason to attack his or anyone’s home with…

I have been working on an article about the hot mess that is the Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission for two months now but every time I get into it some new shit happens. Tonight there will be a showdown around the police chief…but in the meantime the Common Council…

I just wrote an off the cuff piece about the continued need for poll workers yesterday…and then this Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article pops up today! Wisconsin clerks say they’re 900 poll workers short for the Aug. 11 primary Wisconsin clerks are reporting they are about 900 poll workers short for…

It’s probably too late to sign up and get training before next week’s primary. But if you are interested in being a poll worker in November…and help insure that every eligible voter has a safe and local polling location…please contact your local municipality’s election commission and sign up! And yes,…

Gov. Tony Evers is requiring all Wisconsin residents to wear face masks while indoors until the end of September. The order issued Thursday takes effect Saturday and makes Wisconsin the 34th state to require face coverings — a tool health experts say can substantially reduce transmission of the coronavirus, which can cause…

There is still plenty of time to register to vote before the November elections! If you aren’t registered, or just came of age to vote, or moved since the last time you voted, make sure you check with your local municipality on how to register. For Wisconsinites, check here to…