Tuesday, October 20: The race for attorney general, competing takes on healthcare costs and alleged fraud, early voting begins, union certified but bargaining still on hold, DNR to examine data center impacts, legal protections continue for Ukrainians and Sudanese
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“Going after fraud gives Republicans a healthcare message when they would otherwise just be defending cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act.”
– Larry Levitt, executive vice president for health policy at KFF, a health information nonprofit
Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is facing Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney in the race for Wisconsin Attorney General. (Official candidate photos)
As Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney face off again this year in a rematch of their 2022 race, Kaul, a Democrat, has joined other states in suing the administration of President Donald Trump and says standing up to overreach from the White House is one of the most important roles he can fill at the moment. Toney is arguing Kaul has been distracted from his job as the state’s top lawyer by federal fights with the president and accuses him of being too partisan. Henry Redman has an overview of the contest.
Heading into the midterm elections, with high healthcare costs ranking among voters’ biggest concerns, Republicans are emphasizing their efforts to halt alleged fraud in federal health programs while Democrats portray Republicans’ fraud crackdown as a cover for the GOP’s weakening of safety net programs. Stephanie Armour of KFF Health News looks at the competing perspectives.
In-person absentee voting for Wisconsin’s elections begins on Tuesday, and Wisconsin’s elections administrator sees signs of a surge in in-person early voting, Redman reports.
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Voting booths set up at Madison, Wisconsin’s Hawthorne Library on Election Day 2022. (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)
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