By Dave Levinthal, Center for Public Integrity Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders may not remember much about the rallies they each held last year in Green Bay. But officials at Green Bay City Hall sure do. And they’re miffed the three politicos have stiffed them on police protection bills totaling $24,000. Note: The […]
2016 election efforts have two UW-Eau Claire students eyeing political careers
By Judy Berthiaume, UW-Eau Claire Integrated Marketing and Communications Department The 2016 presidential campaign — among the most divisive in U.S. history — has left two UW-Eau Claire students more determined than ever to make their careers in politics, even as many voters were turned off by this year’s political process. Mitchel Orlovsky, a junior […]
Latino voters: will the ‘sleeping giant’ awaken in time for the Nov. 8 election?
Note: This report is part of the series titled “Voting Wars – Rights | Power | Privilege,” produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative, a national investigative reporting project by top college journalism students across the country. The project is led by two award-winning professional journalists – former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, Jr., and Jacqueline Petchel, former investigative editor at […]
Updated analysis of 2012 study shows few voter impersonation problems existed in states with strong “Voter ID” laws – including Wisconsin
By Sami Edge and Sean Holstege, News21 Note: This report is part of the series titled “Voting Wars – Rights | Power | Privilege,” produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative, a national investigative reporting project by top college journalism students across the country. The project is led by two award-winning professional journalists – former Washington Post editor Leonard Downie, […]
UW-Eau Claire panel discusses presidential primaries and race
By David Gordon, associate editor Race and a presidential primary season with few precedents were featured topics Wednesday night at a lively panel discussion that started by focusing on how news media have covered the candidates’ views on minority groups but ranged into many related areas. Panelists were Steven Majstorovic, a UW-Eau Claire political science professor; […]
Some insights into the Iowa caucuses
By Joyce Anderson For the Chippewa Valley Post I grew up in Iowa, a state of vowels, political engagement, those weird caucuses and the first primary in the Union. I have two older brothers who still live there, and because they live in Iowa, they remain politically opinionated and active. A couple of weeks ago […]