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One of the biggest critics of Wisconsin’s election administrator says no one should be threatening her and says threats don’t help fix election integrity issues. State Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls, on Tuesday, offered her thoughts after the Wisconsin Elections Commission confirmed elections administrator Meagan Wolfe is receiving extra security protection. "Threatening Administrator Meagan Wolfe, or any election official, is unacceptable and counterproductive. Venting frustrations on individuals like Wolfe, clerks, or poll workers is not only illegal but also harmful to rebuilding trust in our elections,” Brandtjen said. “Threats only undermine our republic and empower the courts and media. It's essential to address any concerns about election processes through legal channels. Threats have no place in our democracy.” Brandtjen has been one of Wisconsin’s loudest critics of Wolfe. She led hearings as far back as 2021 into Wolfe’s role in the 2020 election. Br...

One of the Republicans in charge of the legislature’s audit committee made strong accusations against Gov. Tony Evers’ administration over nearly $100 million in COVID-19 relief interest. Sen. Eric Wimberger, R-Green Bay, on Tuesday, grilled the Secretary of the Department of Administration, Kathy Blumenfeld, over an audit from December of last year that shows the state accrued $97.2 million in interest on the $3 billion the federal government sent Wisconsin as part of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds in the American Rescue Plan. Wimberger and other Republican lawmakers say the $97 million should be returned to the state’s general fund. But Blumenfeld and the Evers’ Administration want to keep the money in a special account, which Wimberger said the governor wants to spend on his own. “It just seems like the things that the DOA is doing is over the edge. It's beyond awful. And who is personally responsible, and whether the agency is responsible, I gue...