Reprinted from Northern Wisconsin Times Anzhe Zhang Recent reports have shown that Tim Michels, the Republican nominee for governor, has donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ organizations. The gubernatorial candidate supported organizations that go so far as to deploy location tracking on abortion patients’ cell
Adrian Cole The Republican governor nominee has echoed Michael Gableman's discredited claims about the 2020 election. Last week, former Wisconsin state Supreme Court Judge Michael Gableman repeated conspiracy theories and unproven allegations about the 2020 presidential election during a speech at a Republican fundraiser. He also brought up
Emily Singer Republican senators who voted to ban abortion nationwide have changed their tune as their positions on the issue threaten their midterm election prospects. A number of Republican senators who just two years ago voted to ban abortion nationwide are now trying to distance themselves from
Oliver Willis Lindsey Graham is leading a renewed effort to enact a federal ban on abortion that could become law if Republicans gain control of Congress. The White House released a statement on Tuesday criticizing legislation proposed by Senate Republicans that would impose federal restrictions on abortion.
Emily Singer The bill would ban abortion at 15 weeks' gestation, no matter what a state's laws mandated. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) is set on Tuesday to propose a nationwide restriction on abortions, media outlets were reporting, in a bill that, if passed, would place federal restrictions on the procedure
Josh Israel The Wisconsin Republican is one of the nation's wealthiest senators, with an estimated net worth of more than $48 million in 2020. A trust fund created by Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson and his wife went from paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxes
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
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
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
