Articles by Shawn Johnson

Series: Policing Practices And Accountability In Wisconsin

Madison's State Street In Limbo As City Tries To Heal

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Friday, June 12, 2020 - 11:00am
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Nearly two weeks after Madison's first protest honoring the life of George Floyd, the heart of the city's downtown remains in limbo. Stores and museums along State Street are still covered in plywood, a reminder of demonstrations that began peacefully, but for a few nights, turned chaotic.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Elections Commission Delays Final Vote On Mailing Absentee Ballot Applications

Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 8:40pm
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A plan to send absentee ballot applications to 2.7 million Wisconsin voters has yet to clear a final procedural hurdle. The Wisconsin Elections Commission was scheduled to vote on the final wording of the mailing, but it delayed that vote until June 17.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: June 2020

Evers' Staff Secretly Recorded Meeting With Republican Leaders

Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 - 8:15pm
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A top Republican accused Democratic Gov. Tony Evers of "Nixonesque" tactics after it was revealed that the governor's staff secretly recorded a private phone call between Evers and GOP leaders.
Series: Gerrymandering, Wisconsin And The Courts

Conservative Group Wants Wisconsin Supreme Court To Hear Redistricting Lawsuits

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, June 3, 2020 - 5:35pm
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The conservative group Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is trying to get a jump on the next round of legislative redistricting, proposing a rule change that would require that any lawsuit over political maps run through the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Elections Commission Votes To Send 2.7 Million Absentee Ballot Applications

Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 8:15pm
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The state would send roughly 2.7 million registered voters absentee ballot applications under a motion approved unanimously by the bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court Dismisses Second 'Safer At Home' Lawsuit

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 - 2:15pm
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The state Supreme Court won't take up a second lawsuit challenging Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order, a step that could preserve the power of local governments to issue their own stay-at-home restrictions.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Federal Lawsuit Challenges Local Stay-At-Home Orders In Wisconsin

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 5:15pm
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Opponents of Wisconsin's overturned "Safer at Home" order have turned their attention to the local health orders that sprung up to replace it, filing a federal lawsuit that seeks to strike the local restrictions down.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Elections Commission Delays Vote On Mailing Absentee Request Forms

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 9:50pm
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission has delayed a final vote on a plan that would send absentee ballot request forms to millions of voters, with the Republican chair of the panel saying he wanted to narrow that list.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Elections Commission Could Send Absentee Ballot Applications To All Voters

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 4:20am
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The Wisconsin Elections Commission could vote to send absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters, bracing for a surge in mail-in voting for the November 2020 election.
Series: The Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19 And Wisconsin: May 2020

Federal Lawsuit Seeks Changes For Wisconsin's Next Pandemic Election

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Shawn Johnson
Wisconsin Public Radio
Monday, May 18, 2020 - 6:15pm
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A new federal lawsuit aims to force the state to mail absentee ballot request forms to all registered voters, arguing that step among several others could prevent a repeat of Wisconsin's April 2020 pandemic election that "shook the public's faith in the democratic process."