Wednesday, July 8: 7th CD candidates debate, Wisconsin Supreme Court denies access to voter competency files, appeals court rules against mandatory detention, religious leaders rally for voting rights, Dems push to oust Platner
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“The job of a representative is to represent the people and what they need, and what if something that the people in this district want and need doesn't align perfectly with party lines, then we're supposed to blindly follow that? I don't think so.“
– Niina Baum, a lifelong Northwoods resident and dog musher who is running in the Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany
7th CD Republican primary candidates Niina Baum, Kevin Hermening, Michael Alfonso and Jessi Ebben meet for a debate on WJFW NBC Newswatch 12 (Screenshot via YouTube)
The Republicans vying to replace U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany in Wisconsin’s 7th Congressional District met Tuesday for the only debate to include the entire field. Baylor Spears reports on the competition among the contenders to showcase their support for President Trump, the questions raised about their experience and loyalties and a handful of policy differences.
In a 5-2 decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that an activist group does not have the right to obtain the documents that notify election officials when someone is declared incompetent to vote by a circuit court judge, settling an issue raised by a group that has promoted conspiracy theories about the 2020 election. Henry Redman reports.
In the years ahead, the country can continue to follow the path blazed by President Donald Trump, who is attempting to bring states under the authority of a more powerful federal government led by him. Or it can move in a different direction, one where states become a heavier counterweight to an aggressive White House and rebalance the relationship between the states and the federal government. Jonathan Shorman and Kevin Hardy report on the struggle over federalism in the latest installment of their series “The 50 vs. the one”
A new appeals court ruling is another blow to the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy that threatens millions of immigrants with unlimited incarceration without bond if they ever crossed a border illegally. Tim Henderson reports.
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The Wisconsin Supreme Court chambers. (Photo by Henry Redman/Wisconsin Examiner)
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