Common Cause Wisconsin: Blog Archive

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Budget Process Shows Why Partisan Gerrymandering Must End
June 24, 2019 - Tony Palmeri, Oshkosh Independent

Common Cause in WI: Redistricting Lawsuit
June 5, 2019 - Greg Stensland, "Between the Lines," Radio Plus - WFDL, Fond du Lac

Accusations, lawsuits and bickering: Wisconsin's Democratic governor, GOP legislators off to a rocky start
May 26, 2019 - Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Op-ed: Hagedorn Shows Why Recusal Rule Needed
May 23, 2019 - Jay Heck, Urban Milwaukee

Jay Heck: Wisconsinites must continue to fight for nonpartisan redistricting
May 21, 2019 - Op-ed, WisPolitics

Jay Heck: Wisconsinites must continue to fight for nonpartisan redistricting
May 16, 2019 - Op-ed, The Capital Times

Interview with CC/WI's Jay Heck (segment begins at 29:13)
May 7, 2019 - "Stuck in the Middle with Andy Jorgensen," WFAW Radio

WisconsinWeekly: College voters stymied; public pushes back against detention centers
May 6, 2019 - Wisconsin Watch

Case against gerrymandering building
April 29, 2019 - Tim Kowols, Door County Daily News

Nonpartisan voting districts urged
April 28, 2019 - Jenny Lescohier, Daily Jefferson County Union

Voter ID for college students challenged
April 24, 2019 - Wisconsin Radio Network

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against WI Voter ID Law
April 24, 2019 - Greg Stensland, "Between the Lines," Radio Plus - WFDL, Fond du Lac

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Wisconsin Student Voter ID Law
April 23, 2019 - Shawn Johnson, Wisconsin Public Radio

Liberal group files lawsuit challenging parts of voter ID law
April 23, 2019 - Riley Vetterkind, Wisconsin State Journal

Wisconsin Elections Board Sued Over Student ID Limits
April 23, 2019 - Joe Kelly, Courthouse News Service

Federal lawsuit challenges Wisconsin student voter ID law
April 23, 2019 - Scott Bauer, Associated Press

Federal lawsuit challenges Wisconsin student voter ID law
April 23, 2019 - WBAY Action News 2, Green Bay

Liberal advocacy group sues state elections officials over requirements for college students to vote
April 23, 2019 - Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Federal lawsuit alleges Wisconsin’s voter ID requirements for college students unconstitutional
April 23, 2019 - Fox6, TV Milwaukee

Wisconsin Prepares For Another Gerrymandering Trial
April 17, 2019 - Marti Mikkelson, NPR - WUWM Radio, Milwaukee

Inviting Democracy Back
April 13, 2019 - Northern Spirit Radio

Gerrymandering, power grabs — advocate explains how Wisconsin became so partisan
April 10, 2019 - Tim Lyke, Ripon Press

Groups voice their support in the battle for redistricting
April 5, 2019 - Michael Parsky, The Daily Cardinal

Letter to the Editor: John Plumer on non-partisan redistricting
April 4, 2019 - Lodi Enterprise

Access to Justice: The Path to Fair Courts in Wisconsin
April 1, 2019 - Shane Summers, The Racquet, UW-La Crosse

Fair Maps Resolution Discussed In Viroqua
March 27, 2019 - Gillian Pomplun, SWNews4U, Southwestern Wisconsin

U.S. Supreme Court-Redistricting
March 27, 2019 - Greg Stensland, "Between the Lines," Radio Plus - WFDL, Fond du Lac

Group wants to strengthen Wisconsin’s judicial recusal law
March 26, 2019 - WXOW Channel 19, La Crosse

VIDEO: CC/WI Town hall Meeting on Fair Courts in Wisconsin
March 25, 2019 - University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

TOWN HALL: Wisconsin needs stronger recusal rules for judges
March 25, 2019 -Rick Solem, WIZM Radio 1410, La Crosse

Town hall at UW-La Crosse to tackle state Supreme Court election
March 23, 2019 - La Crosse Tribune

VIDEO: Jay Heck speaking about Fair Voting Maps and Fair Courts
March 23, 2019 - Defending Democracy: Wisconsin Grassroots Festival, Viroqua, WI

Want to end gerrymandering in Wisconsin? Tony Evers says look to Iowa. Republicans say not so fast
March 22, 2019 - David Haynes, Milwaukee Journal Sentinell

Common Cause Exec Says Watch U.S. Court Next Week Regarding Gerrymandering
March 21, 2019 - Ken Krall & Wheeler News-Learfield Data, WXPR Public Radio, Rhinelander

Jay Heck and Tim Cullen: U.S. Supreme Court cases could force fair voting maps in Wisconsin
March 18, 2019 - Guest column, Wisconsin State Journal

Jay Heck: Judicial recusal and voter turnout are critical issues in state Supreme Court election
March 18, 2019 - Op-Ed, Capital Times

Money playing bigger role in judicial elections
March 18, 2019 - Tim Kowols, Door County Daily News

Op-Ed: Recusal at Issue in High Court Race
March 13, 2019 - Jay Heck, Urban Milwaukee

VIDEO: Friends of Vernon Fair Maps presentation in Viroqua, WI
March 12, 2019 - Vernon Reporter

Common Cause Wisconsin Director Jay Heck
March 12, 2019 - "Stuck in the Middle" podcast with Andy Jorgensen, WFAW AM 940, Fort Atkinson

Common Cause Wisconsin applauds government reform measure
March 9, 2019 - Tim Kowols, Door County Daily News

Hansen elected to Common Cause in Wisconsin
March 8, 2019 - Waukesha Freeman

Program to be held in Viroqua on nonpartisan redistricting advisory referendums
March 5, 2019 - La Crosse Tribune

Holmen info meeting set on ‘fair maps’ redistricting referendum
February 26, 2019 - La Crosse Tribune

Watchdog reacts to Evers plan on redistricting
February 26, 2019 - WHBY Radio, Appleton/Green Bay

Holmen to hold Fair Maps Town Hall
February 25, 2019 - WKBT-TV News 8, La Crosse

What you need to know about voting in next Tuesday's primary election
February 14, 2019 - Wisconsin Gazette

VIDEO: South West Wisconsin Area Progressives Forum on Political Reform
February 13, 2019 - Mt. Horeb, WI

Nonpartisan Redistricting with Jay Heck, Common Cause (59:47)
February 13, 2019 - WHBY 1150AM/103.5FM, Green Bay/Appleton

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