WED News Summary: Two dead, one injured in shooting during Kenosha unrest; Kenosha Co. Board leaders request 1,500 National Guard troops

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Dept. of Veterans Affairs: WDVA celebrates the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment

Recognizing the Role of Women Veterans in the Suffrage Movement MADISON — One hundred years ago, on August 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment, which protected women’s right to vote, was signed into law. It came after decades of work by many women’s rights groups and an organized fight for women’s suffrage that included lobbying, marching, picketing, and protesting. While the women’s suffrage movement did not guarantee voting rights for everyone, the passage of the 19th Amendment was the beginning of the fight for voting rights for all. Today, millions of women vote in elections because of the courageous suffragists who never gave up the

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Sen. Wirch: Statement on Kenosha violence

Kenosha – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement this morning: “I am devastated by the events that have taken place in Kenosha.  I was born and raised here, and I love my community and our people. This is not who we are.  I will always support the rights of people to peacefully protest, but this violence and destruction is indefensible and must stop.  Our community is being torn apart, and we can’t begin to heal until the chaos ends.”

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Lower Wisconsin Riverway receives international designation

Declared Wisconsin’s Sixth Wetland of International Importance MADISON, Wis. – The Lower Wisconsin Riverway is now recognized as a Wetland of International Importance by the United States and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Wisconsin Wetlands Association is hosting two live presentations are hosting two live online presentations for people to learn more about the Riverway’s natural resources and ecology (Sept. 11) and its social history (Sept. 25). The area was designated in recognition of its high-quality complex of wetlands, uplands and waterways and the important fish and wildlife habitat these provide. The area’s natural resources attract hundreds of thousands of

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Dan O’Donnell: Fanning the flames

Even though he readily admitted that he didn’t actually know the circumstances surrounding Blake’s shooting, Evers fanned the (literal) flames by claiming that Blake was “mercilessly” shot and possibly killed by a Kenosha Police officer.

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WED News Summary: Two dead, one injured in shooting during Kenosha unrest; Kenosha Co. Board leaders request 1,500 National Guard troops

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Sen. Wirch: Statement on Kenosha violence

Kenosha – State Senator Bob Wirch (D-Somers) issued the following statement this morning: “I am devastated by the events that have taken place in Kenosha.  I was born and raised here, and I love my community and our people. This is not who we are.  I will always support the rights

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Dan O’Donnell: Fanning the flames

Even though he readily admitted that he didn’t actually know the circumstances surrounding Blake’s shooting, Evers fanned the (literal) flames by claiming that Blake was “mercilessly” shot and possibly killed by a Kenosha Police officer.

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