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Lt. Governor Mandela Barnes Reaches out to Connect with Milwaukee’s Black Voters

October 29, 2022

By Karen Stokes Black voters could play an important role in determining the outcome of key 2022 midterm races in the United States in November. A large part of that outcome will hinge on the ability for candidates to aggressively turn out Black voters, a key Democratic constituency. Black voter turnout across the state of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Karen Stokes, Mandela Barnes, U.S. Senate Campaigns, Voting

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Faith Without Works Is Dead

October 29, 2022

Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase”. While the concept of the quote was not original, it captures what many voters do every time they step into a voting booth. They put faith in […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Legislatively Speaking, Lena C. Taylor, Voting

Thousands of Eligible Wisconsin Voters Face Ballot Barriers in Jail

October 22, 2022

By Matt Mencarini Wisconsin Watch Erin McGroarty Wisconsin Watch  Phoebe Petrovic Wisconsin Watch This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Within a few years of returning from two traumatic combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, David Carlson […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dave Riewestahl, Eau Claire County Jail, Erin McGroarty, Matt Mencarini, Phoebe Petrovic, Voting, Voting Access

Democratic Candidates Rally to Excite Voter Turnout in Milwaukee

October 1, 2022

By Karen Stokes A crowd of about 200 people rallied at the Washington Park Senior Center in support of Wisconsin Democratic candidates Saturday at the first ever, ‘Win Milwaukee, Win Wisconsin’ rally. Democratic candidates appeared to urge their supporters to vote in this extremely important race to keep Wisconsin moving forward. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Josh Kaul, Karen Stokes, Mandela Barnes, Tony Evers, Voting, Washington Park Senior Center

Innovative Effort to Encourage Wisconsin Voting Nov. 8 Offering $10,000 in Scholarships for Creating Best Art for Social Media to Turn Out Voters

September 17, 2022

Students, other residents, are focus of competition, which runs through Oct. 14 Milwaukee – A competition to create highly effective social media graphics that encourage voting, with $10,000 in scholarship prizes for students and others who create the most effective designs, has been launched by a non-partisan coalition of organizations seeking to increase turnout at […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Get Out The Vote, I Am A Voter Scholarship, Voting

State Sending Postcard Reminders to Unregistered Voters

July 9, 2022

By Shawn Johnson Wisconsin Public Radio The Wisconsin Election Commission will mail about 178,500 postcards to eligible voters who are not yet registered to vote. The postcards, which will be mailed Friday, tell recipients they can register to vote online. The mailing does not include a voter registration form. The postcards are required under Wisconsin’s […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Shawn Johnson, Voting, Wisconsin Elections Commission

Advocates for Voters with Disabilities Express Angst Over Case that’s Before Wisconsin Supreme Court

July 2, 2022

By Matt Martinez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Disability rights activists in Wisconsin are concerned that a case before the Wisconsin Supreme Court will disenfranchise voters who cannot cast their ballots unassisted. In past elections, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Disabilities, Matt Martinez, Monica Lopez, Voting, Voting Access

Legislative Black Caucus Members Discuss Why We Benefit When We All Vote

November 7, 2020

By Karen Stokes Biden for President Wisconsin held a “Get Out the Vote” press conference headlined by Legislative Black Caucus Members on Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election. The results of the 2020 election will shape U.S. politics for the next four years and beyond. During the event, Congresswoman Gwen Moore, State Sen. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Bowen, Gwen Moore, LaTonya Johnson, Lena Taylor, Voting, Wisconsin Legislative Black Caucus

Wisconsin Mayors Issue Early Voting Challenge to Five Cities

October 31, 2020

By Ana Martinez-Ortiz Early voting for the 2020 election is nearly over – it ends Sunday, Nov. 1 – and to encourage more people to vote early, the mayors of five major cities in Wisconsin have issued a challenge. Mayor Cory Mason of Racine, Mayor John Antaramian of Kenosha, Mayor Eric Genrich of Green Bay, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Ana Martinez-Ortiz, Early Voting, Voting

Election 2020: What Voters with Disabilities Need to Know About Nov. 3 Election

October 31, 2020

By Matt Martinez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. For voters with disabilities, it’s not always easy to cast a ballot. But Barbara Beckert of Disability Rights Wisconsin is trying to change […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Barbara Beckert, Curbside Voting, Disabled Voters, Indefinitely Confined Voting, Matt Martinez, Voting

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