U.S. Sen. Baldwin, colleagues: Urge Polish president to clearly oppose bill that would prevent Holocaust restitution claims

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Marco Rubio (R-FL), James Lankford (R-OK), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) led a bipartisan letter to Polish President Andrzej Duda raising their concerns with legislation that is being considered by Poland’s Senate. The Polish bill would make it impossible for survivors of the Holocaust and their families to pursue claims for restitution or compensation for property stolen by Nazi Germany or the Communist-era government. The Senators urged the Polish President to “demonstrate its clear opposition to the crimes committed by Nazi Germany and the Soviet-backed Polish government.”  Joining Baldwin, Rubio, Lankford, and Rosen in

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Godlewski pays $500 penalty for campaign finance discrepancy

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, paid a $500 penalty for failing to quickly resolve a discrepancy in her state campaign finance report filings, according to a settlement obtained by WisPolitics.com. The settlement, paid March 17 to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, was disclosed in Godlewski’s latest campaign finance report. WisPolitics.com then requested the settlement agreement from the Ethics Commission. The agreement shows there was a discrepancy of $11,027 between what Godlewski reported for her ending balance on the January 2019 report and what she listed as her opening balance for her July 2019 report. The Ethics

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MON PM Update: Godlewski pays $500 penalty for campaign finance discrepancy

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, paid a $500 penalty for failing to quickly resolve a discrepancy in her state campaign finance report filings, according to a settlement obtained by WisPolitics.com. The settlement, paid March 17 to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, was disclosed in Godlewski’s la… 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 Password

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WisDems: Ron Johnson refuses to support an infrastructure package, warns “beware of bipartisanship”

July 19, 2021 Contact: Philip Shulman (philip.shulman@wisdems.org) ICYMI: Ron Johnson Refuses to Support an Infrastructure Package, Warns “Beware of Bipartisanship” Madison, Wis. — During a Fox News interview Ron Johnson once again came out against bipartisan infrastructure efforts that would positively impact communities across Wisconsin. However, Johnson didn’t stop at criticizing the bipartisan infrastructure efforts; he came out swinging against the very idea of working in a bipartisan manner saying, “I always warn people [to] beware of bipartisanship.”   “Wisconsinites are fed up with the self-serving, partisan games Ron Johnson continues to play at their expense. The fact that communities

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Democracy for All 2021 Action: Coalition representing thousands of Wisconsinites launches six-figure ad campaign demanding Sen. Ron Johnson put country and democracy over party

WASHINGTON D.C. — Democracy for All 2021 Action — a coalition of advocates, labor groups, and community organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites and tens of millions of Americans across the country — launched a $800,000 campaign calling out Senator Ron Johnson for putting party over country by spreading the election lies behind hundreds of anti-voting bills, blocking an investigation of the January 6 assault on our democracy, and opposing the For the People Act, a voting rights bill that has wide bipartisan support. Sen. Johnson has repeatedly suggested the 2020 election may have been stolen, led the charge in

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Godlewski pays $500 penalty for campaign finance discrepancy

State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, now a candidate for U.S. Senate, paid a $500 penalty for failing to quickly resolve a discrepancy in her state campaign finance report filings, according to a settlement obtained by WisPolitics.com. The settlement, paid March 17 to the Wisconsin Ethics Commission, was disclosed in Godlewski’s latest

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WisDems: Ron Johnson refuses to support an infrastructure package, warns “beware of bipartisanship”

July 19, 2021 Contact: Philip Shulman (philip.shulman@wisdems.org) ICYMI: Ron Johnson Refuses to Support an Infrastructure Package, Warns “Beware of Bipartisanship” Madison, Wis. — During a Fox News interview Ron Johnson once again came out against bipartisan infrastructure efforts that would positively impact communities across Wisconsin. However, Johnson didn’t stop at

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Democracy for All 2021 Action: Coalition representing thousands of Wisconsinites launches six-figure ad campaign demanding Sen. Ron Johnson put country and democracy over party

WASHINGTON D.C. — Democracy for All 2021 Action — a coalition of advocates, labor groups, and community organizations representing hundreds of thousands of Wisconsinites and tens of millions of Americans across the country — launched a $800,000 campaign calling out Senator Ron Johnson for putting party over country by spreading the

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