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Wisconsin presidential recount not likely to finish this week

The Center Square - November 23, 2020

(The Center Square) – It will take longer than expected to count the ballots for president in Wisconsin’s two largest counties. ...

Op-Ed: Chilled speech at Arizona State

The Center Square - November 23, 2020

Rae’Lee Klein says her experience in Arizona State University’s Cronkite School of Journalism was “mostly positive until recent circumstances arose.” ...

Op-Ed: We need federal election reform, not federalism

The Center Square - November 23, 2020

“The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.” ...

COVID-19 vaccine temperature requirements could create logistics challenge

The Center Square - November 23, 2020

(The Center Square) – Many states in the U.S. are hinging their COVID-19 mitigation strategies on the availability of a widely available vaccine. An...

Mayor Dennis McBride: Mayfair Shooter Should have ‘Complied’ With No-Gun Policy

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 22, 2020

Wauwatosa Mayor Dennis McBride says the Mayfair Mall mass shooting wouldn't have happened if the shooter had "complied" with the mall's "strict no-gun policy." McBride...

Police Union Slams Tosa Committee Chair’s Mayfair Shooting Comment

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 22, 2020

The Wauwatosa police union is slamming Wauwatosa Committee Chairperson John Larry for what it calls his "unprofessional and offensive behavior" after posts he made...

The Sunday Read: Thanksgiving still worth celebrating despite COVID-19, government restrictions

The Center Square - November 22, 2020

(The Center Square) – My Thanksgiving plans changed. Allow...

Mayfair Mass Shooting Is a Reminder that Joseph Mensah Wasn’t Treated Fairly

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 21, 2020

We can't overlook the irony that a mass shooting of eight people at Mayfair Mall came right after the City of Wauwatosa signed a...

Rita Katz Mistakes Responding Cop as Mayfair Mall Shooter

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 20, 2020

This tweet got attention: Rita Katz, a prominent figure in online terrorism network analysis who writes for the Daily Beast, posted a photo she...

Mayfair Shooter: Mall Suspect Described as White Male in 20s or 30s

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 20, 2020

Wauwatosa's police chief has released a description of the mass shooter who wounded eight people at Mayfair Mall on November 20, describing him as...

New model will reduce Medicare Part B drugs costs, save taxpayers $85 billion over seven years

The Center Square - November 20, 2020

(The Center Square) – President Donald Trump and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced a new drug payment model Friday that...

Mayfair Mall Active Shooter, Suspect at Large in Wauwatosa

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 20, 2020

An active shooter wounded eight people inside Mayfair Mall in Wauwatosa, the mayor and police chief are confirming. The majority of victims were located...

As jobless claims increase, some states employment rates are bouncing back

The Center Square - November 20, 2020

(The Center Square) – The number of individuals who filed for unemployment benefits last week increased to 742,000, the first increase in five weeks,...

Six states compete to host new U.S. Space Command headquarters

The Center Square - November 20, 2020

(The Center Square) – Six locations, including four Air Force installations, have made the first round of cuts for those being considered for the...

Wisconsin Hospital Association pushes Gov. Evers, top lawmakers for coronavirus action

The Center Square - November 20, 2020

(The Center Square) – Although state government cannot stop the coronavirus, there are several things that Gov. Tony Evers and top Republicans at the...

Hand recount, audit results in Georgia confirm Biden won state

The Center Square - November 19, 2020

(The Center Square) – Georgia's original results in the U.S. presidential election align with the hand recount and audit results, with both showing presumptive...

WILL asks Wisconsin Supreme Court to strike down Racine’s order to close schools

The Center Square - November 19, 2020

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty on Thursday asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to apply the same rules in...

Wisconsin Recount Manual Changes, Machine Audit Cause Angry Debate

Jim Piwowarczyk & Jessica McBride - November 19, 2020

Last-minute Wisconsin recount manual changes, proposed by Election Commission staff after President Donald Trump requested a partial recount, and a Republican commissioner's proposal for...

Milwaukee Aldermen Call Trump Recount Request ‘Racist’ & ‘Purely Evil’

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 18, 2020

Six Milwaukee aldermen say President Donald Trump’s recount request is racist, despicable, and “purely evil.” They then said everyone should "work to unify the country." The...

Officer Joseph Mensah’s Severance Agreement: What the City Will Pay

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 18, 2020

We've obtained Police Officer Joseph Mensah's severance agreement with the City of Wauwatosa, and it's worth about $130,000 to him. The agreement says the city...

Republican congressmen introduce bill to combat voter fraud

The Center Square - November 18, 2020

(The Center Square) – Two Republican congressmen from North Carolina, U.S. Reps. Ted Budd and Dan Bishop, introduced the Combat Voter Fraud Act in...

President Trump wants recount in Milwaukee, Dane counties

The Center Square - November 18, 2020

(The Center Square) – President Donlad Trump wants to count just some of Wisconsin’s ballots again. ...

Trump Campaign Pays for Partial Wisconsin Recount, Cites ‘Irregularities’

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 18, 2020

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign announced that it is filing a petition seeking a recount in the Wisconsin counties of Milwaukee and Dane, alleging...

Pfizer: COVID vaccine is more than 95% effective

The Center Square - November 18, 2020

(The Center Square) – Pfizer said Wednesday that the COVID-19 vaccine it is developing with BioNTech SE proved to be more than 95% effective...

Wisconsin’s teachers’ union wants state to decide about online-only classes

The Center Square - November 18, 2020

(The Center Square) – Wisconsin’s largest teachers’ union wants to give state regulators, not local school boards, the power to decide when classes will...

Wauwatosa Police Officer Joseph Mensah to Resign

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 18, 2020

On Nov. 17, the Wauwatosa Common Council announced it has entered into a separation agreement with Police Officer Joseph Mensah, the Wauwatosa Peace Officer’s...

Dane County Bans Indoor Gatherings Just in Time for Thanksgiving

Jim Piwowarczyk - November 17, 2020

It's going to be hard to hold Thanksgiving in Dane County this year, as long as it's indoors. The public health director says people...

Op-Ed: No good for taxpayers – Biden administration likely to tout more taxpayer-funded broadband

The Center Square - November 17, 2020

President-elect Joe Biden’s broadband plan indicates he will push for more government-owned (taxpayer-funded) internet networks, which would be bad news for taxpayers. ...

Op-Ed: Two Georgia seats wouldn’t help Democrats much

The Center Square - November 17, 2020

As the dust and dismay have settled in on Democrats assessing the 2020 election and planning for a Joe Biden administration, it’s perfectly clear...

Republican says Evers’ decision against Christmas tree in 2020 shows lack of leadership

The Center Square - November 17, 2020

(The Center Square) – Some people are not happy that Wisconsin will not have a Christmas tree at the State Capitol this year. ...

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