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JR Ross
@jrrosswrites
Dad, husband, coach, IU grad, mediocre golfer, covering Wisconsin politics since 2000. Editor, WisPolitics.com.
Madison, WI
Joined April 2016
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    BREAKING: A split Wisconsin Supreme Court rules unmanned drop boxes are illegal and voters must deliver their absentee ballots by mail or in-person to their clerks.
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    COURT NEWS: Former Trump attorney Sidney Powell has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to have @realDonaldTrump declared winner of Wisconsin's electoral votes. Among other things, suit seeks 48 hours of security footage from the TCF Center from Nov. 3-4. TCF Center is in Detroit.
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    BREAKING: A federal judge in Madison has order absentee ballots postmarked by Election Day Nov. 3 will be counted so long as they're received by Nov. 9. Wisconsin's normal deadline is 8 p.m. Election Day.
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    BREAKING: @Tony4WI campaign says @michelsforgov has conceded Wisconsin guv race.
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    COURT NEWS: A Dane County judge today restored collective bargaining powers for Wisconsin public employees who lost them under 2011’s Act 10.
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    BREAKING: Wisconsin's Supreme Court adopt @GovEvers maps for legislative, congressional boundaries. 4-3 ruling with @judgehagedorn writing majority opinion.
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    .@Tony4WI in his victory speech pokes fun at the knock that he's boring. "As it turns out, boring wins, and Mr. rogers is cool."
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    By winning, @Tony4WI has broken several historical trends. He is the first guv candidate to win a race while his party was in the White House since Republican @tommythompson in 1990. Evers is the first Dem to pull it off in 60 years. 1/
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    57% of Dane County in @Tony4WI 78.5% @michelsforgov 20.8% Evers hit 74.7% here four years ago. Also, not just margin out of Dane Co, but turnout. It's growing and turning more blue every cycle.
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    BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley announced this morning she won’t seek reelection next year, a decision that could make it more challenging for liberals to maintain the majority they won just a year ago.
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    BREAKING: The state Supreme Court has denied the Green Party's request to place presidential candidate Howie Hawkins on Wisconsin's ballot, ruling it's too late to grant the relief sought. Order clears way for local clerks to begin mailing absentee ballots.
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    BREAKING: Wisconsin Supreme Court rules 4-3 @GovEvers exceeded his authority in issuing multiple public health emergencies over the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Hey, Wisconsin, 21 weeks until the spring election, when control of the state Supreme Court will once again be up for grabs. You know, the most important election in my ...
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    BREAKING: @judgekarofsky campaign tells me she's declaring victory. Full statement expected soon.