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Devin LeMahieu
Elections, Local, Politics, State Legislature

GOP-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire official targeted by 2020 election skeptics

September 16, 2023
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Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a lawsuit that Senate Republicans don’t have the authority to oust Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe and accused them of attacking the state’s elections.

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Protesters make their way to the Wisconsin Capitol Rotunda during a march supporting overturning Wisconsin's near total ban on abortion on Jan. 22, 2023, in Madison, Wis.
Local, Politics, Repro Rights

Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announces it will resume abortion care

September 15, 2023
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‘The people needed us to make a health care decision and we were fortunately able to do that,’ the president of Planned Parenthood Wisconsin said.

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Tammy Baldwin
Politics, U.S. Senate

Wisconsin Sen. Tammy Baldwin has proposed 40 bills in 2023 so far

September 14, 2023
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The Wisconsin senator’s legislation would boost domestic manufacturing, protect reproductive rights, lower costs, curb workplace violence, and support veterans.

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Robin Vos
Governor, Politics

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor rejects GOP’s surprise redistricting plan

September 13, 2023
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Democratic Gov. Tony Evers said the Republican-controlled state Legislature ‘cannot be trusted to appoint or oversee someone charged with drawing fair maps.’

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Raging Grannies
Repro Rights

Wisconsin’s Raging Grannies set their sights on reproductive rights

September 12, 2023
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‘The Grannies can get through with a message even to people who don’t agree because we’re fun and we’re on the edge and sassy, and that’s all deliberate,’ veteran Granny Marjorie Matthews said.

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Robin Vos
Uncategorized

Wisconsin’s skewed legislative maps could cost taxpayers millions in legal fees

September 6, 2023
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Republican lawmakers plan to spend up to $1.8 million in taxpayer money to defend the state’s gerrymandered maps.

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Biotechnology
Economy, Health Care

Wisconsin businesses seek to establish innovative biotech hub with federal funding

September 6, 2023
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The 2022 CHIPS and Science Act set aside $10 billion to set up tech hubs across the United States.

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Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., speaks to his supporters in the early morning hours at an election night party in Neenah, Wis., on Nov. 9, 2022.
Economy, Local, Politics, U.S. Senate

Ron Johnson ignores campaign promises with new legislation

September 5, 2023
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The Wisconsin Republican senator claimed to be focused on ‘economic opportunity for all’ during his 2022 campaign, but his recent bills wouldn’t help the economy.

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Wisconsin teachers
Education

A third of new Wisconsin teachers quit within 5 years. What can be done?

September 1, 2023
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‘Teachers have never been paid enough. And they’re definitely not paid enough right now,’ a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction spokesperson said.

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Milwaukee protest
Politics

Behind the effort to keep Moms for Liberty out of Wisconsin politics

August 30, 2023
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Milwaukee activists helped thwart the right-wing organization’s efforts to host events around last week’s Republican presidential debate.

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