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Major cases await as liberals exert control of Wisconsin Supreme Court

Conflicts on Wisconsin’s newly liberal controlled state Supreme Court spilled out publicly as the court majority flipped this week, setting the stage for deep divisions on major cases that could determine voting rules in this battleground state, the legality of abortions and legislative boundary lines

The Independent UK

Black Northwestern players forced into watermelon-eating contests, new hazing lawsuit alleges

One lawsuit also alleges the former Northwestern University football player had his Afro cut off by upperclassmen players at the team’s camp in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Chicago Sun-Times

Birders flock to Green Bay to catch glimpse of Gulf Coast shorebird last seen in Wisconsin in 1845

Bird watchers are flocking to northeastern Wisconsin in hopes of glimpsing a shorebird last seen in the state almost 180 years ago

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Wisconsin lawsuit urges state to strike down Republican-drawn electoral maps

Law firm requests supreme court redraw maps it says are gerrymandered to Democrats’ detriment before 2024 elections

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Wisconsin lawsuit asks new liberal-controlled Supreme Court to toss Republican-drawn maps

A lawsuit filed with Wisconsin’s newly liberal-controlled state Supreme Court argues that Republican-drawn legislative maps are unconstitutional and must be redone

The Independent UK

SS Badger, ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan, out for season after ramp system damaged

The operators of a historic ferry that carries traffic across Lake Michigan between Michigan and Wisconsin say it is out of service for the rest of the season after its ramp system was damaged in July

The Independent UK

How the Trump fake electors scheme became a 'corrupt plan,' according to the indictment

The role that fake slates of electors played in Donald Trump’s desperate effort to cling to power after his defeat in the 2020 election is at the center of a four-count indictment against the former president

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Photos: TPC Wisconsin, formerly Cherokee CC, opens with Steve Stricker renovation

Check out the photos of the new TPC Wisconsin in Madison.

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Wisconsin officials add recommendations to new management plan to keep wolf population around 1,000

Wisconsin wildlife officials have revised their new wolf management plan to recommend maintaining the statewide population at around 1,000 animals

The Independent UK

Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie's daughter is among 4 killed in Wisconsin aircraft crashes

Organizers of a Wisconsin aircraft convention say the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie was killed in a crash this weekend

The Independent UK

In Wisconsin, a court that almost overturned Biden's win flips to liberal control

The Wisconsin Supreme Court is flipping to liberal control for the first time in 15 years with the start of the term of a new justice who made abortion rights a focus of her winning campaign

The Independent UK

Elias Law Group Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Elections Commission Over Drop Box Ban

Clash Over Election Integrity and Voter Access Sparks Pivotal Legal Battle in Wisconsin

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Former NFL star’s daughter among four people killed in two separate aircraft crashes during Wisconsin air show

Neither of the aircraft involved in the crashes were participated in the nearby airshow, according to the Experimental Airfare Association

The Independent UK

Groups sue to allow absentee ballot drop boxes in Wisconsin

On July 20, the Elias Law Group sued the Wisconsin Elections Commission alleging that a 2022 Wisconsin Supreme Court decision prohibiting the use of drop boxes in the state violates voters’ rights. The Elias Law Group describes itself as a “mission-driven firm committed to helping Democrats win, citizens vote, and…

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The Guardian - US

How a Wisconsin official became ‘a scapegoat’ for voter fraud falsehoods

The future of Meagan Wolfe, the state’s top election administrator, is uncertain as her reappointment has turned into a political showdown with Republicans

The Guardian - US

‘I can’t believe we’re having this conversation’: the states pushing for 14-year-olds to serve alcohol

As Republican-led states roll back the alcohol service age so teens can serve hard drinks, they also put them in danger

Chicago Sun-Times

Beer summit: U.S. beers win big in restaged Mike Royko 1973 beer taste test at Old Town Ale House

Fifty years after U.S. beers scored poorly against imported rivals in a backyard test by columnist Mike Royko, domestics prove they’ve improved. Slats would approve.

Salon

1849 law restricting women's health care

The state’s original abortion law was passed before the Civil War, when women could not vote or own property

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4 dead and 2 injured in separate aircraft accidents in Wisconsin, authorities say

A Rotorway 162F helicopter and an ELA Eclipse 10 gyrocopter collided at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, authorities said.

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Rep. Van Orden gets bipartisan scolding after he cursed at teen Senate pages

GOP and Democratic lawmakers alike condemned the Wisconsin Republican after he spewed profanities at a group of Senate pages taking photos at the Capitol.

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Spartans offer Wisconsin 2025 3-star LB Cooper Catalano

Michigan State football has extended a scholarship offer to a three-star linebacker from Wisconsin

The Independent UK

Wisconsin teacher fired in free speech scandal over Miley Cyrus rainbow song: ‘It’s really scary’

A teacher’s tweet questioning why her school rejected a Miley Cyrus song about rainbows spiraled into a larger conversation about free speech and diversity in public education, Josh Marcus reports

The Independent UK

Senate rebukes Wisconsin congressman who yelled vulgarities at high school-age pages

A freshman Republican congressman from Wisconsin yelled and cursed at high school-aged pages for the U.S. Senate during a late night tour of the Capitol, action that elicited a bipartisan rebuke from Senate leaders

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Wisconsin Official Faces Recall Over Conduct At Veterans Service Meetings

Lester Lewis, District 13 Supervisor, ousted in recall election after allegations of arrogance and mistreatment

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Recall election roundup: Wisconsin

Ballotpedia tracked one new recall effort against local officials in Wisconsin from July 17-23, bringing the yearly statewide total to two efforts against two officials. The most recent effort is:

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