WisPolitics Midday – February 3, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: With divided government, Speaker Vos thinks redistricting will end up in court. 32 bills circulated last week for co-sponsorship. Gov. Evers declares emergencies in 3 counties.  

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MON PM Update: Karofsky launches her first TV ad in Supreme Court race

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Jill Karofsky launched her first TV ad today, saying she’s running for the state Supreme Court “to stop corruption.” Karofsky’s campaign says the ad is running on broadcast TV in Milwaukee and on cable statewide. The campaign declined to say how much

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WisPolitics Midday – February 3, 2020

In today’s WisPolitics Midday update, brought to you by Spectrum: With divided government, Speaker Vos thinks redistricting will end up in court. 32 bills circulated last week for co-sponsorship. Gov. Evers declares emergencies in 3 counties.  

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Announces guest for State of the Union address

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today announced that grain and dairy farmer Les Danielson from Cadott, Wisconsin, will join her for President Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. Les has been farming for 30 years in northwest Wisconsin. A member of the Wisconsin Farmer’s Union, Les

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Co-introduces the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act

UNION GROVE, WISCONSIN—Today, following a press conference at American Legion Post 171 in Union Grove, Steil rolled out H.R. 5487, the Veterans Cemetery Grants Improvement Act. Steil co-introduced the legislation with Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of the Northern Mariana Islands and member of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee. “The sacrifices our

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Rep. McGuire: Introduces Buy American legislation package

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ACLU of Wisconsin: Condemns expansion of Trump’s travel ban

Madison – The ACLU of Wisconsin today condemned President Trump’s decision to expand his executive order to ban people from six additional countries from entering the United States. “President Trump’s divisive and harmful expansion of his discriminatory travel ban is an affront to our shared values that harms innocent people,”

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WisGOP: Statement on the celebration of Black History Month

[Madison, WI] – In celebration of Black History Month, the Republican Party of Wisconsin issued the following statement from Gerard Randall, Chair of the Republican Party of Wisconsin African American Council: “Each February, we pause and celebrate the numerous contributions that African Americans have made to the state of Wisconsin

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Johnson votes to conclude impeachment proceedings

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the following after voting to conclude impeachment proceedings: “To use the House managers’ own argument on witnesses:   “The American people deserve a fair impeachment. “The Constitution deserves a fair impeachment. “The president deserves a fair impeachment.   “Unfortunately, the House did not

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U.S. Rep. Moore: Trump restricts legal immigration from six additional countries

In reaction to the announcement that Trump administration is expanding his travel ban to cover individuals from additional countries Congresswoman Moore released the following statement: “Our nation’s values are under attack. Between this Administration’s family separation policies, their public charge rule and now their extended travel ban, it’s clear that

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Wisconsin Farm Groups: Support changes to federal hemp rule

MADISON – With the 2018 Farm Bill legalizing industrial hemp across the country, the United States Department of Agriculture opened a comment period for making changes to the U.S. Domestic Hemp Production Program. Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation, Wisconsin Hemp Alliance, Wisconsin Hemp Farmers and Manufacturers Association and Wisconsin Farmers Union

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