Jessica Lewin, Author at The Badger Herald

City Council proposal to increase salary requires further evaluation

Amid budget concerns, voter disapproval, proposal to increase City Council pay needs reconsideration

Report outing Oath Keeper members serves as example of accountability

Free press serves as non-violent tactic for holding elected officials responsible to constituents

Ordinance prohibiting contracts with abortion ban enforcers risks critical funding

Ruling disregards budgetary needs, reinforces government involvement in abortion rights

New ruling on absentee ballot guidelines leaves election vulnerabilities

Individual clerks left to decide ballot validity, system lacking standardization

COVID-19, COVID19, Coronavirus, UW Madison

UW, students must adjust perceptions of COVID-19 to new data

Two years into the pandemic, COVID-19 is here to stay and no longer the risk seen in 2020

Polarizing media trends should be considered main reason for increased youth voter turnout

Phenomena like spiral of silence, game framing may have contributed to changes in voter participation

UW compliance with vaccination requirement impedes individual freedoms

With a majority of UW employees and students vaccinated, mandates are unnecessary, morally questionable

MPD budget increase could be used for police reform

Police brutality has racked nation in recent years, funding better officer recruiting, vetting processes could begin reform

Venue change at UW-Madison shows Ted Cruz does not understand censorship

Cruz moved his speaking event from Memorial Union, arguing mask mandate was censorship

Redistricting efforts that divide up UW voters should be questioned

Several proposals that would have split up the student district, though unsuccessful, could have threatened power of student voting

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