A proposal to change Wisconsin’s constitution would allow state Supreme Court justices to be appointed instead of elected. While the referendum question is buried in a legislative committee right now, that could change if an effort led by former U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor succeeds.Gil Halsted reports…
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