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State elections will now be managed by two new commissions comprised of bipartisan members. 
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Attorneys selected for new commissions set to replace GAB

By Jason Snyder | Apr. 14, 2016

Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca, D-Kenosha, announced this week his appointments to the new Ethics and Elections commissions, which are set to replace the nonpartisan state election board by early summer. Barca appointed Milwaukee attorneys David Halbrooks, a former member of the state elections board, to the new state ethics panel and Mark Thomsen to the state election panel.

STATE NEWS

Madison socialists still skeptical of Sanders

By Lucas Sczygelski | Apr. 14, 2016

Despite enthralling thousands of frustrated Madison progressives living under austerity minded Republican rule and winning 62 percent of Dane County’s democratic vote in the process, a small but persistent band on the liberal fringe remains reserved in their support of Vermont Sen.

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Federal court ruling could help those without voter ID cast their ballot

By Yifan Yu | Apr. 13, 2016

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court should consider whether certain demographics of voters who face more difficulty getting photo IDs are unduly punished by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling keeps the law in place but could open the door for those who cannot get voter IDs to find other ways to vote.

A narrow group of voters could be able to vote without IDs, after a ruling from a federal court Tuesday.
STATE NEWS

Federal court ruling could help those without voter ID cast their ballot

By Yifan Yu | Apr. 13, 2016

The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Tuesday that a lower court should consider whether certain demographics of voters who face more difficulty getting photo IDs are unduly punished by Wisconsin’s voter ID law. The ruling keeps the law in place but could open the door for those who cannot get voter IDs to find other ways to vote.

Investigators have been looking for Emily W. Paul for three years and said they now have reason to believe she may be in Madison.
CITY NEWS

Investigators look for missing Florida teen in Madison

By Miller Jozwiak | Apr. 13, 2016

Emily W. Paul, now 17, vanished from Florida on April 13, 2013. Bay County investigators believe someone with whom she was acquainted picked her up in Southport on her own accord. The Bay County Sheriff’s Office said they are renewing their plea for help to reunite Paul with her family and believe that she could be in Madison, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The report said she was last known to be 4 feet 10 inches and about 100 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

The UW System holds Posters in the Rotunda annually at the Capitol, an event that allows students from across the state to present research findings.
NEWS

Capitol to host UW System events Wednesday

By Madeline Heim | Apr. 12, 2016

The UW System will host its 13th annual Posters in the Rotunda student research event at the Capitol Wednesday, followed by an opportunity for UW students, faculty and alumni to meet with state legislators and advocate for the system.

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