Alexander Shur

4 weeks ago | civicmedia.us | James Kelly |Alexander Shur |Tom Kertscher |Jo Ann Krulatz

MADISON, Wis. (WMDX) – Wisconsin Democrats are again introducing a Green Amendment to the state constitution. We’ve had constitutional amendments on the ballot often over our last few elections. The most recent was in April, when Republicans had voters decide whether the state’s voter ID law should be part of the constitution. It overwhelmingly passed. That will make it tougher to overturn in the future. Wisconsin Democrats want to add The Green Amendment.

4 weeks ago | civicmedia.us | Teri Barr |Savanna Tomei-Olson |James Kelly |Alexander Shur

Forget the banana bread on this National Banana Day. You MUST, MUST, must instead make these Banana Crunch Muffins. They are THE BEST!! I make them all the time and highly recommend this recipe (and this is coming from a gal that doesn’t love bananas because I find them too mushy). The recipe is easy to follow and chances are you have all the ingredients already. Click here for the recipe: Banana Crunch MuffinsThe recipe calls for nuts but omit those if you have an allergy or just don’t like nuts.

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Jen Fifield |Alexander Shur |Flavia P Franco |Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Arizona’s free newsletter here. Arizona has not identified up to 50,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls, nor have counties begun canceling any voter registrations, despite news reports over the weekend suggesting otherwise.

1 month ago | wisconsinwatch.org | Alexander Shur

Reading Time: 3 minutes Madison’s city clerk, Maribeth Witzel-Behl, resigned Monday as the city and state continued to look into how she and her staff lost track of nearly 200 ballots that never got counted in November. Witzel-Behl, who took the post in 2006, gained wide recognition for running elections in the state’s second largest city during the pandemic and multiple presidential elections. In all, she oversaw more than 60 elections.

1 month ago | votebeat.org | Alexander Shur |Jen Fifield |Flavia P Franco |Carter Walker

Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. Sign up for Votebeat Wisconsin’s free newsletter here. Madison’s city clerk, Maribeth Witzel-Behl, resigned Monday as the city and state continued to look into how she and her staff lost track of 200 ballots that never got counted in November.