Bringing up a topic not raised on the agenda, WEC commissioner Bob Spindell says "nobody remembers" Milwaukee having ballots printed in Spanish. WEC Admin Meagan Wolfe says they've had Spanish ballots for at least 10 years

Disability Rights Wisconsin filed a WEC complaint against Thornapple, a northern Wisconsin town that allegedly has stopped using voting machines in violation of state and federal law The complaint//background: documentcloud.org/documents/2507… votebeat.org/wisconsin/2024…

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin have announced the death of their beloved son, Hersh. Hersh was 23 years old. His body was recovered by the IDF in Gaza, along with other Israeli hostages. He was one of eight American hostages still being held in Gaza. Hersh was severely

Wisconsin clerks can finalize ballots once WEC approves who's on it, which the agency did last week. Now RFK Jr. has filed suit to get off the ballot, and vendors are already beginning to print ballots ... which go out to voters in two weeks

HEY Y'ALL Votebeat HAS FREE STUFF FOR REPORTERS COVERING VOTING THIS SEASON. Most excitingly: A Slack channel open to journalists in local and non-profit newsrooms with *literally dozens* of experts who can answer instant questions on the record. accounts.muckrock.com/election-hub/r…

I'm serious about this. For a month and a half, journalists can just fling voting questions out to like two dozen experts and see which one answers first i am not making this up has sourcing ever been easier it has not

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A couple years ago I made a playlist organizing every single officially released Miles Davis live concert between 1955-1975 (in other words, the Columbia years) in chronological order. It's basically flawless, and I invite you to pick any era. Enjoy: youtube.com/playlist?list=…