After 15 hours of nearly flawless work in Wisconsin’s largest city on election night, a few minutes of human error delayed results.
Jim Malewitz
Jim Malewitz oversees Wisconsin Watch's statewide newsroom from Madison. He joined the organization in 2019, initially as investigations editor. He has worked almost exclusively in nonprofit, public affairs journalism. He previously reported for Bridge Magazine, the Texas Tribune and Stateline. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and POLITICO Magazine. Jim holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Grinnell College and a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Iowa. He was the former board president of the nonprofit Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism, which is now a division of Investigate Midwest.
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The Trump administration’s multiple investigations of the 2020 election may have more to do with 2026
Some experts say the FBI’s probes in Wisconsin and elsewhere could be a test run to challenge future election results.
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Opinion: Your Right to Know: ‘No comment’ is no help to the public
In a trend spanning multiple levels of government and political parties, public officials are increasingly avoiding answering inconvenient questions about matters of public concern.