Kapsner campaign: Announces run for AD67

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ACLU Wisconsin: Files Freedom of Information Act requests for Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Trump administrations’ knowledge of potential COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons and jails

MILWAUKEE — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and 35 ACLU affiliates around the country filed coordinated public records requests with state Departments of Corrections and the Trump administration that seek information on what the elected and appointed officials

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Rep. Nygren: Applauds first step, but more needs to be done

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Sen. Wanggaard: Follow up letter to Governor Evers from Senate GOP

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AG Kaul: Statement regarding the Safer at Home litigation

MADISON, Wis. – The following is a statement from Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul regarding the ongoing Safer at Home litigation.   “This case is the latest chapter in legislative Republicans’ ongoing effort to grasp at power, without regard to the consequences,” said AG Kaul. “The Safer at Home policy

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Kapsner campaign: Announces run for AD67

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U.S. Sens. Baldwin, Hawley: Ask Federal Trade Commission to open antitrust investigation into meatpackers amid plant closures

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Josh Hawley (R-MO) asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an antitrust investigation into the meatpacking industry. The industry is currently dominated by just a handful of large, multinational firms that have concentrated meat processing into fewer and fewer facilities,

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Speaker Vos: Statement on Evers Administration’s agency reductions

Madison, WI…Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) released the following statement after DOA Secretary Joel Brennan requested that state agencies implement a 5 percent reduction in state operations GPR appropriations for fiscal year 2019-2020.   “I applaud the fiscally prudent action by Secretary Brennan. While we don’t know the complete picture for

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ACLU Wisconsin: Files Freedom of Information Act requests for Wisconsin Department of Corrections and Trump administrations’ knowledge of potential COVID-19 outbreaks in prisons and jails

MILWAUKEE — Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and 35 ACLU affiliates around the country filed coordinated public records requests with state Departments of Corrections and the Trump administration that seek information on what the elected and appointed officials knew about the potentially catastrophic impacts of COVID-19 on prisons

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Dept. of Health Services: Releases data about COVID-19 public health investigations and outbreaks across Wisconsin

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released new data today on its website about COVID-19 facility-wide public health investigations and outbreaks in areas across the state. On April 29, 2020, Wisconsin has 187 COVID-19 facility-wide public health investigations and outbreaks in the five public health regions of Wisconsin (Northeastern, Northern, Southeastern, Southern, and

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