In Wisconsin, long shot recount may just be prelude to court
By MICHAEL TARM and SCOTT BAUERNovember 20, 2020 GMT
CHICAGO (AP) President Donald Trump’s hopes to reverse his election loss in Wisconsin hinge on closing a deficit of some 20,500 votes, an almost impossibly high bar that spurs speculation his true goal is building a case for legal challenges that could win favor in the state’s conservative-controlled Supreme Court.
Trump’s recount petition makes clear he plans to attack absentee ballots, used far more heavily by Joe Biden’s supporters, in the partial recount that covers just Milwaukee and Dane counties Wisconsin’s biggest and most liberal.
WILL hires 2 attorneys, 2 policy experts
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty is adding to its team with two new attorneys and two policy experts.
Dan Lennington
Daniel Lennington is joining WILL as deputy counsel. He previously served as the assistant deputy attorney general and senior counsel in two Wisconsin Department of Justice administrations, managing litigation projects and providing advice on regulatory-reform matters. Lennington’s time in office also included appointments as deputy solicitor general and assistant attorney general, during which he argued cases before the Wisconsin Supreme Court, Seventh Circuit, and state and federal trial courts.
Before joining the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Lennington was a federal prosecutor and assistant attorney general in Oklahoma. He started his career practicing environmental and employment litigation at a Michigan law firm. He’s a Valparaiso University School of Law graduate.
Program Description:
This
appropriation funds subsidies of up to 50 percent of the operating expenses
incurred by local public transit systems in urban areas, and up to 60 percent of
expenses in communities with populations below 200,000. Funds can be used for
both operating and capital expenses in non-urban areas.
Recommended Action:
This program should be
eliminated. Public transit programs are the most expensive way to move people
from one point to another. They require substantial operating and capital
subsidies to remain financially viable in serving their tiny share of the
market. According to the 2000 decennial census, only 4.57 percent of commuters
use public transit to get to work, down from 5.12 percent in 1990. Despite