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41 Republican senators break their promise to protect veterans’ health

September 8, 2022
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Josh Israel Senate Republicans blocked the Honoring Our PACT Act of 2022, which would expand health care for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Forty-one Senate Republicans blocked a bipartisan compromise bill on Wednesday that would expand health care for veterans who were exposed to toxic chemicals

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Gov. Evers Sues Chemical Companies for Contaminating Water and Environment

September 8, 2022
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Parker Wallis // Northern Wisconsin Times On July 20th, Governor Tony Evers filed a lawsuit in Dane County Circuit Court against 3 Wisconsin manufacturers and 15 other chemical companies for their use of PFAS, which the state claims has polluted the water and natural resources of

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Ron Johnson says funding for Social Security and Medicare should be optional

September 8, 2022
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Josh Israel Wisconsin Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes responded, 'Self-serving, multimillionaire senator Ron Johnson wants to strip working people of the Social Security and Medicare they've earned.' Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) said on Aug. 2 that the nation's safety net programs should be made discretionary, putting their guaranteed benefits

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Election Denier Tim Michels wins Wisconsin GOP governor primary

September 8, 2022
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Nick Vachon Republican gubernatorial nominee Tim Michels faces incumbent Democratic Gov. Tony Evers in November. Tim Michels, a construction company owner endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won the Wisconsin Republican Party primary for governor on Tuesday night. The close race pitted Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, who was backed

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Will midterms impact future of abortion in WI?

September 8, 2022
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Emily Singer The results of the midterm elections will determine where in the United States abortion is legal and how draconian abortion bans may be. The fate of abortion rights is now in the hands of voters after the Supreme Court on Friday overturned decades of settled precedent in

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Senate GOP unanimously opposes cost cutting bill

September 8, 2022
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Josh Israel Every Republican in the Senate voted against the Inflation Reduction Act. The U.S. Senate on Sunday gave final approval to a historic climate and health care package following months of negotiations. Every single Senate Republican voted against it. With Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking

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