Bob Hague

A former US Attorney says President Trump’s call to “nationalize” elections runs counter to the Constitution. John Vaudreuil is a former US Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, now with the civic education group Keep Our Republic.

Wisconsin Republican’s U.S. Senator doesn’t agree with President Donald Trump’s call for Republicans to nationalize elections. Ron Johnson was asked to comment on the president’s remarks during a telephone town hall on Tuesday. “I do not want to see us nationalizing elections. I do believe it’s fitting and proper to set some basic standards for federal elections, like only citizens can vote in federal elections. You’ve got jurisdictions that are allowing non-citizens to vote in local elections.

At the Capitol on Tuesday, the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee votes along partisan lines to roll back a controversial budget veto by Governor Tony Evers. The so-called 400-year veto Evers made to the 2023-25 state budget provides an annual $325 per pupil for K-12 schools until 2425. The veto was later upheld by the liberal majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. “It was by necessity because you guys put in your budget zero dollars, zero additional dollars for general school aids.