AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoWisconsin Supreme Court & elections: The state Supreme Court will hear two major challenges to Wisconsin’s congressional maps on Sept. 16, including arguments that the “least change” process improperly lets partisan mapmakers do the court’s job and that the maps create an anti-competitive gerrymander. Voting rules: A U.S. Supreme Court mail-ballot ruling allowing post–Election Day counting if ballots are postmarked doesn’t change Wisconsin’s stricter approach, where ballots must be in clerks’ hands by 8 p.m. Medicaid & federal power: Wisconsin is among states facing new Medicaid work requirements, with Democratic-led states suing over a narrow “medically frail” exemption. AI & privacy: Wisconsin-area policing and surveillance concerns are rising as AI tools speed up analysis of drone and camera footage, raising worries about bias and harder-to-challenge outcomes in court. Utilities & energy: Oracle is suing Wisconsin over a Public Service Commission financial requirement tied to its Port Washington data center plans. Consumer protection: AG Josh Kaul and DATCP announced a $4.25 million multistate settlement with Menards over deceptive credit-check marketing and COVID-era price gouging. Local governance & infrastructure: Gov. Evers’ Pothole Patrol hit Cedarburg, highlighting new transportation funding for roads and bridges.
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