Nationality

Wisconsin voters approved a constitutional amendment during Tuesday's midterm election that bars government entities from discriminating against or granting preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. The measure's author, state Rep. Dave Murphy (R-Hortonville), said it was modeled after Michigan's 2006 constitutional amendment, which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The amendment effectively restricts affirmative action-style policies in state and local government programs, hiring and contracting, adding Wisconsin to a small group of states with similar constitutional provisions.