Thursday, June 11: State treasurer contest, FBI investigation of Milwaukee 2020 election, from incarceration to the Ivy League, grappling with AI in school, lawsuit challenges testing standards, elections commission completes candidate reviews
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“ This is about creating a stream of disinformation designed to delegitimize an election the president may believe he’s going to lose.“
– David Becker, executive director of the nonpartisan, nonprofit Center for Election Innovation and Research, on the FBI inquiries underway into the administration of the 2020 presidential election in Milwaukee
Two Democrats will compete in the August primary to challenge Republican state Treasurer John Leiber in November's election. (Photo by Baylor Spears/Wisconsin Examiner)
Two Democrats are vying to challenge state Treasurer John Leiber, the only Republican who currently holds a constitutional office in Wisconsin, in November and touts his record of not growing government. One potential challenger looks to former Treasurer Sarah Godlewski as the model for the office, while the other points to experience in local government. Baylor Spears reports on the contest.
An ongoing FBI inquiry into the administration of the 2020 presidential election in Milwaukee appears to be relying on already disproven allegations that were cited in President Donald Trump’s unsuccessful 2020 lawsuit to throw out the votes of more than 220,000 Wisconsinites. Dion Nissenbaum and Alexander Shur of Votebeat explore what the federal agents sent by the Trump administration have been after in their focus on Wisconsin’s largest city.
Decades after earning his high school equivalency diploma at a state prison for young men, Christopher Medina-Kirchner is a teaching fellow and post-doctoral research scientist at Harvard Medical School. Last week, he was the keynote speaker at a Wisconsin Department of Corrections ceremony honoring 29 graduates who earned diplomas while incarcerated. Andrew Kennard, a fellow with the Wisconsin Examiner Criminal Justice Project, has the story.
With many students and educators already using widely available artificial intelligence tools, state lawmakers and school districts are playing catch-up on AI policies. Robbie Sequeira of Stateline surveys the varying responses across the U.S.
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Wisconsin Elections Commissioner Robert Spindell arrives at Milwaukee Central Count with Sen. Ron Johnson on Nov. 5, 2024. (Photo by Isiah Holmes/Wisconsin Examiner)
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