Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

THU PM Update: MU poll finds Sanders leading Dem field, November race with Trump still tight

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Bernie Sanders jumped out to a double-digit lead among Dem primary voters in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, the presidential race in Wisconsin continued to be tight. The latest poll found 29 percent of those who plan to vote in the state’s April 7 Dem primary backed Sanders, while 17 percent support… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me Forgot

MU poll finds Sanders out front of Dem pack, November race with Trump still tight

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Bernie Sanders jumped out to a double-digit lead among Dem primary voters in the latest Marquette University Law School Poll. Meanwhile, the presidential race in Wisconsin continued to be tight. The latest poll found 29 percent of those who plan to vote in the state’s April 7 Dem primary backed Sanders, while 17 percent supported Mike Bloomberg. Joe Biden was at 15 percent, Pete Buttigieg 13 percent, Amy Klobuchar 11 percent and Elizabeth Warren 9 percent. Last month, Biden was the first choice of 23 percent of Dem primary voters, while Sanders was at 19 percent. They were followed by

WisPolitics Midday – February 27, 2020

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Rep. Barbara Dittrich responds to Gov. Tony Evers’ vetoing of the GOP tax cut bill U.S. and Wisconsin flags fly at half-staff for Molson Coors brewery shooting victims Trump campaign plans to open a Black Voices for Trump community center in Milwaukee

Rep. Taylor: Final environmental impact statement confirms community leaders’ concerns about F-35 proposal

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

MADISON – Today, Representative Chris Taylor (D-Madison) joined Madison Alders Rebecca Kemble and Syed Abbas, Urban Triage Founder & CEO Brandi Grayson, Jesse Pycha-Holst of Solidarity Realty, Business Owner and Midwife Tehmina Islam, and Co-Director of Friends of Starkweather Creek Lance Green, at a press conference to discuss the Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposal to base F-35 military jets at the Truax Air National Guard Base. The Final EIS, which was released last week, affirmed the significant negative consequences F-35s would pose for Madison’s densely populated communities. Rep. Chris Taylor issued the following statement. “Now that we

“Battleground Wisconsin Now” for Feb. 27

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

On the latest episode of “Battleground Wisconsin Now,” Edge Messaging LLC President Brian Fraley and Cap Times Opinion Editor Jessie Opoien discuss Gov. Tony Evers’ veto of a GOP tax-cut bill, reaction to Wednesday’s mass shooting in Milwaukee and results from the latest Marquette University Law School Poll.

Mike McCabe: One scary, one scared

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

The way the two major parties responded to landslide losses in the past could not have been more different. Those distant memories say a lot about what the parties have become and how they operate today.

U.S. Rep. Kind: Urges congressional leaders to find different source for emergency funding for the Coronavirus than the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Washington, DC—Today, Rep. Ron Kind sent a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders encouraging them to find a different way to fund the nation’s emergency response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) than what was proposed by President Trump. The President reportedly put forward a request that would pull funds from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which supports heating systems for families across Wisconsin. In Wisconsin alone, 195,986 low-income households received LIHEAP funding in 2019. “While the threat of the coronavirus (COVID-19) is a public health concern and its spread must be prevented, pulling funding from a program that helps thousands of

John Nichols: Bloomberg is out of touch with rural Wisconsin

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Democrats will not renew their political fortunes in battleground states if they mount out-of-touch campaigns rooted in the sensibilities of Wall Street speculators and conservative privateers.

Dan O’Donnell: The failed socialist state in Midwestern America

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

On April 27th, 1825, British industrialist Robert Owen purchased New Harmony from a religious community with grand plans to turn it into what he called “a new moral world.”

Pro-Life Wisconsin: Mourns the increase in abortions, commits to continue the fight for life

Thursday, Feb 27, 2020

Madison, WI – On February 27, 2020, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services released Reported Induced Abortions in Wisconsin 2018, an annual publication of statistics on abortions performed in Wisconsin. Abortions in Wisconsin increased by 7% for the 2018 reporting year over 2017. Pro-Life Wisconsin offered the following: It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of yet another increase in the number of abortions in 2018. Each and every human life, no matter the circumstance of his or her conception, is made in the image and likeness of God. Despite the ardent efforts of pro-lifers across Wisconsin, 406 more