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In Trump challenge, justices condemn majority’s lack of ruling on merit
The state Supreme Court may have tossed President Donald Trump’s challenge to Wisconsin’s election results, but beyond the ballyhoo of the headline was the news of just how narrow the court’s decision was, and buried deeper in the stories were three compelling dissents that took the narrowly prevailing argument to …
The great American coin shortage of 2020
The year of COVID-19 has also been a year of shortages — sometimes some pretty curious shortages — sparked by the pandemic, everything from toilet paper to yeast for baking to inexpensive bicycles to hand sanitizer. (subscriber access)
The race to prevent a coronavirus pandemic was a 20-year failed journey
Though one can quite likely come up with more, there are at least three major COVID-19 issues being debated in scientific and political and layperson circles. The first is, is the virus as deadly as everyone first thought, and just how deadly is it really? It’s a pertinent question, and …
CBO: Higher unemployment to linger for a decade
Unemployment will average above 6% for the next 11 years, nearly 2% higher than previous forecasts, the latest report from the Congressional Budget Office projects. (subscriber access)
Thompson hits the ground running as UW System president
Former Governor Tommy Thompson began his tenure as the interim president of the UW System with gusto this past week, naming a transition team and setting up an online “listening post” for citizens to give the “listener in chief” their input. (subscriber access)
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Report: ‘Indefinitely confined’ lawmakers were out and about campaigning
The Wisconsin Supreme Court has declared that pretty much anybody who wants to can declare themselves indefinitely confined for voting purposes — or at least can get away with it, and are thus exempt from the state’s voter ID law — and two Democratic state lawmakers apparently took advantage, going …
Republicans win major lawsuit on voting rules
In a unanimous decision this week, a U.S. court of appeals sided with Wisconsin Republicans and reinstated early voting uniformity and residency requirements for certain elections. (subscriber access)
COVID-19: More than 40% of all deaths associated with long-term care facilities
It is one of the most underreported statistics of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdowns: at least 43-45% of all deaths related to the novel coronavirus — both nationally and in Wisconsin — are associated with nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other group home settings, either among residents or workers …
Study: COVID-19, pandemic restrictions severely impact individuals with autism
Significant research continued this year into the causes of autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder) and into promising treatments for the disorder, but a cluster of studies in 2020 and early 2021 have taken a different approach, looking into the impacts the pandemic and related restrictions have had on those with ASD …
State audit: Foxconn could still get tax credits for work done out of state
A new state legislative audit says that, under procedures set by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC), Foxconn could still receive state tax credits for work performed out of state, despite an earlier audit recommendation that the WEDC change the procedure.
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U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas challenge to four states’ presidential electors
Some historians are arguing the United States is more divided politically that at any time since the Civil War, and two straight razor-close presidential elections have seemed to lend credence to the view, but even that evidence pales in comparison to the state-versus-state legal standoff this past week over the …
In Evers decision, justices reaffirm control on the powers of public health
In the most recent state Supreme Court decision, in which the high court — by the thinnest of thin margins, 4-3 — ended Gov. Tony Evers’ ability to issue daisy-chain emergency declarations related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority revisited an old public debate in the state, namely, the power …
Transparency group sues State Department over virus origin docs
U.S. Right to Know, a nonprofit investigative public health group, has sued the U.S. Department of State for allegedly violating provisions of the Freedom of Information Act after the agency failed to produce documents related to the origins of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19.
Small businesses across America are struggling but optimism remains
Many small businesses across the nation and in Wisconsin are teetering on the edge of survival because of pandemic lockdowns and slower retail traffic overall, but many who do have good business also find themselves in a squeeze, namely, it has become much harder to find and retain qualified employees.
On 4-3 vote, state Supreme Court declines to hear Trump election challenge
On a narrow 4-3 vote, the Wisconsin Supreme Court denied a petition by the campaign of President Donald Trump to hear the president’s challenge to the state’s certified election results.
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