69th AD candidate weigh in on Medicaid expansion

All but one of the GOP candidates for the Eau Claire-area’s 69th Assembly District oppose Gov. Tony Evers’ Medicaid expansion plan, despite the recession and a drop in state revenues. Michael Smith, 61, is a retired plant manager at Mitchell

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WisDems: Anniversary of the VRA

(WISCONSIN) — On the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Today we honor the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis

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Weekly GOP Radio Address: August is Water Quality Month

Madison…In this week’s GOP radio address, Rep. Romaine Quinn (R-Barron) talks about National Water Quality Month and what the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality did to address water issues in Wisconsin. August is National Water Quality Month. Clean water

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THU PM Update: Commission’s first review finds enough signatures for West to make prez ballot, but challenge deadline looming tomorrow

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — The Elections Commission’s initial review of entertainer Kanye West’s nomination papers puts him above the signature threshold needed to qualify for Wisconsin’s presidential ballot. But there is a deadline tomorrow to file challenges to his nomination papers, and the commission won’t determine

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69th AD candidate weigh in on Medicaid expansion

All but one of the GOP candidates for the Eau Claire-area’s 69th Assembly District oppose Gov. Tony Evers’ Medicaid expansion plan, despite the recession and a drop in state revenues. Michael Smith, 61, is a retired plant manager at Mitchell Metal Products and a small business owner. He jumped into

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WisDems: Anniversary of the VRA

(WISCONSIN) — On the anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement: “Today we honor the 55th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis with an eye towards the unfinished work to protect the

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Asks Google for answers about political bias on platform

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) and Mike Lee (R-Utah), members of the Senate Commerce Committee, sent a letter to Google CEO Sundar Pichai Thursday asking for answers regarding alleged political bias within the company’s search function. “At the [House Committee on the Judiciary] hearing, many Members of Congress questioned you

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins effort to prevent pharmaceutical companies from price gouging COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), helped introduce legislation to ensure that any taxpayer-funded vaccine or treatment for coronavirus (COVID-19) proven to be safe and effective will be accessible, affordable, and available to all individuals. The Make

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Weekly GOP Radio Address: August is Water Quality Month

Madison…In this week’s GOP radio address, Rep. Romaine Quinn (R-Barron) talks about National Water Quality Month and what the Speaker’s Task Force on Water Quality did to address water issues in Wisconsin. August is National Water Quality Month. Clean water is something that affects all aspects of our lives –

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AFB: Seeks applicants for National Ag in the Classroom Conference scholarships

MADISON – The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture is offering White-Reinhardt Scholarship opportunities to the 2021 National Ag in the Classroom Conference. These scholarships are available for full-time educators and volunteers who actively participate in classroom ag literacy programs or events.   This program is designed to provide financial assistance

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Palzewicz campaign: Gerrymandering a threat to our democracy

Brookfield, WI – The right to vote is essential and sacred to citizens of a democracy.  When those rights are tampered with, or denied entirely, the society suffers.  In Wisconsin and many other states, Congressional districts are Gerrymandered to swing the majority of voters to one political party or the other. 

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