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The first night of the Republican National Convention featured a lot of drama on the use of a roll call vote.
STATE NEWS

Floor fight steals the show on day one of the RNC

By Andrew Bahl | Jul. 19, 2016

The Republican National Convention turned tense hours ahead of the primetime session Monday, with chaos erupting after an attempt to hinder Donald Trump’s nomination failed. The proposed rule change would allow delegates to "vote their conscience" and has been proposed by several conservative groups organizing to stop Trump and instead install a different candidate as the nominee. 

STATE NEWS

Voter registration declines with election law changes

By Andrew Bahl and Miller Jozwiak | Jun. 9, 2016

Garret Payne was having a bad day. A junior at UW-Madison, Payne dutifully went to the polls on Wisconsin’s April 5 primary only to be told that his Illinois driver’s license was not enough for him to vote. An annoyed Payne was forced to trek to Union South to get a voting ID but he said he would not be deterred by the state’s voter ID law, signed into law in 2011 and put into place in 2016 after various legal challenges.

STATE NEWS

Wisconsin Dems vote to alter superdelegate system

By Gina Heeb | Jun. 6, 2016

Wisconsin Democrats voted to adopt resolutions calling for change to the party’s superdelegate system at the state convention Saturday. One passed resolution requests that the Democratic party abolish superdelegates in the 2020 presidential nomination.

Gov. Scott Walker criticized faculty opposition to UW-System President Ray Cross in a statement Tuesday.
CAMPUS NEWS

Gov. Scott Walker blasts 'no confidence' votes in statement

By Andrew Bahl | May. 10, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker blasted faculty opposition to UW System President Ray Cross in a statement Tuesday, just hours before the state’s second largest public university took a vote on a “no confidence” measure on Cross. UW-Milwaukee faculty voted without opposition to approve the “no confidence” measure Tuesday afternoon.

STATE NEWS

Increase in state funding announced to speed road construction

By Yifan Yu | Apr. 28, 2016

Gov. Scott Walker announced Wednesday state funding to complete almost 50 town road and municipal street improvement projects throughout the state. Projects set to be financed are selected by recommendations from the statewide discretionary improvement committees, whose members were nominated by the Wisconsin Towns Association and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities.

State Supreme Court judge David Prosser announced Wednesday he would retire in July after 18 years of service on the state’s highest court.
STATE NEWS

State Supreme Court judge David Prosser to retire

By Ningyuan Ma | Apr. 27, 2016

State Supreme Court Justice David Prosser announced Wednesday that he will retire this year, effective July 31. Prosser said in a letter that he was stepping down to “begin a new chapter” in his life. “It has been a tremendous honor to serve the people of Wisconsin in various capacities for more than 40 years.

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