Thursday, May 28: Fake elector plotter seeks Trump fund payout, Muslims enrich American fabric, Wisconsin Republicans demand Evers kibosh commutations, megachurches spawn colleges, voter roll purge threat, farmers skeptical of China deal
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“His actions now continue to be as disgraceful as his misconduct was in the wake of the 2020 election.”
– Jeff Mandell, president and general counsel of Law Forward, condemning 2020 fake electors architect Jim Troupis, who is seeking a federal payout.
Former Dane County Judge James Troupis appears in court on Dec. 12, 2024. Troupis faces felony forgery charges for his role in developing the 2020 false elector scheme to overturn the election results for Donald Trump. (Screenshot/WisEye)
James Troupis, the former attorney for President Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign who played an instrumental role in the fake elector scheme that led to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, has applied for $3.2 million through Trump’s “weaponization” fund. A Democratic lawmaker says every penny he gets should be clawed back. Henry Redman reports.
Thousands of Muslims in Madison gathered Wednesday to mark Eid al-Adha, an important holiday in the Islamic faith. Masood Akhtar of Madison writes in a commentary that it’s also a time to remember that Muslims have helped to build this nation. Some may portray Muslims as threatening outsiders. The simple truth, however, is that they are no strangers to America, but part of its heartbeat.
State Rep. Jim Piwowarczyk (R-Hubertus) and 39 other Republican legislators (33 from the Assembly and 6 from the Senate) are demanding that Gov. Tony Evers suspend his new effort to process commutations, saying news of applications has upset victims and people who commit murder should not be released. Criminal Justice Fellow Frank Zufall reports.
While long-established, religiously affiliated small colleges battle the same existential pressures weighing on non-religious liberal arts colleges nationwide, a different model of Christian education is on the upswing: Some of the nation’s biggest megachurches are getting into the college business, prioritizing job training and church culture over traditional liberal arts. Anna Claire Vollers of Stateline has the story.
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Thousands of Wisconsin Muslims gathered Wednesday morning at the Alliant Center in Madison for a religious service marking Eid al-Adha, an important Islamic holiday. The event included participants from all three Madison-area mosques and displayed the ethnic diversity of Muslims in the U.S. (Photo by Erik Gunn/Wisconsin Examiner)
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