PUBLIC RADIO.
%WHILE OFFICIALS AND RESIDENTS
%
AROUND THE STATE COPE WITH THE
%COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WISCONSIN
%ELECTION CLERKS ARE TRYING TO
%FIGURE OUT HOW THEY WILL PULL
%OFF THE APRIL 7TH SPRING
%ELECTION.
%IN ADDITION TO THE PRESIDENTIAL%
PRIMARY, THE MOST PROMINENT RACE%
ON THE BALLOT IS FOR THE
%WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT.
%AND TONIGHT WE HAVE INTERVIEWS
%WITH BOTH CANDIDATES.
%IT'S A SPECIAL EDITION OF
%"HERE & NOW": WISCONSIN'S RACE%
FOR THE STATE SUPREME COURT.
%>> FUNDING FOR "HERE & NOW" IS
%PROVIDED BY THE FOCUS FUND FOR
%JOURNALISM AND FRIENDS OF PBS%
WISCONSIN.
%[MUSIC]
%>> INCUMBENT JUSTICE DANIEL
%KELLY WAS APPOINTED TO THE
%WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT BY
%FORMER GOVERNOR SCOTT WALKER.
%THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF
%WISCONSIN AND OTHER CONSERVATIVE
%GROUPS ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR HIM.
%JUDGE JILL KAROFSKY WAS ELECTED
%TO THE DANE COUNTY BENCH.
%THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF
%WISCONSIN AND OTHER LIBERAL
%GROUPS ARE CAMPAIGNING FOR HER.
%FOR MOST OF YOU, THAT'S ALL THE
%INFORMATION YOU NEED TO DECIDE%
HOW TO VOTE.
%AND MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY%
CAST THEIR BALLOT.
%FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVEN'T
%DECIDED YET, AND HAVEN'T VOTED
%YET, WE HOPE THESE INTERVIEWS
%
WILL HELP INFORM YOUR DECISION.
%WE BEGIN WITH THE CHALLENGER.
%JILL KAROFSKY IS A DANE COUNTY%
CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE.
%PRIOR TO HER TIME ON THE BENCH,
%
JUDGE KAROFSKY SERVED AS THE
%
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE
%OFFICE OF CRIME VICTIM SERVICES.
%SHE'S ALSO A FORMER STATE
%ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL.
%JILL KAROFSKY JOINS US NOW VIA
%SKYPE.
%THANKS FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.
%>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.%I RE
ALLY APPRECIATE IT.
%
>> NOW LET'S START BY ADDRESSING
%THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE
%STATEWIDE EMERGENCY CALLED BY%
GOVERNOR TONY EVERS.