Sen. Darling: Education reform bills put children and parents first

Madison – Parents need and deserve a larger say in their children’s education. On Wednesday, Senator Alberta Darling, Senator Roger Roth, along with Representatives Robert Wittke, Jeremy Thiesfeldt, Rick Gundrum, and other education leaders in the Legislature introduced seven bills that will put children and

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Kleefisch campaign: Backs the badge in Milwaukee

[Milwaukee, WI] – In case you missed it, Rebecca Kleefisch held a press conference with the Milwaukee Police Association and Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police discussing her plan to address rising crime. Kleefisch called for comprehensive bail reform, surging police

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Sen. Darling: Education reform bills put children and parents first

Madison – Parents need and deserve a larger say in their children’s education. On Wednesday, Senator Alberta Darling, Senator Roger Roth, along with Representatives Robert Wittke, Jeremy Thiesfeldt, Rick Gundrum, and other education leaders in the Legislature introduced seven bills that will put children and parents first and reform our state’s education system. Senator Darling,

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Dept. of Corrections: Latest Monitor’s report notes continued progress

Madison, Wis. – The latest report from the court-appointed Monitor for Lincoln Hills School/Copper Lake School (LHS/CLS) was filed Wednesday. The 12th Report from the Monitor notes progress made by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) in reaching “Substantial Compliance” with more aspects of a consent decree, which stems from a 2017 lawsuit and investigation into

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WisDems: WI projects benefiting from infrastructure’s Great Lakes funding

MADISON, Wis. – Thanks to President Biden, Senator Baldwin, and Reps. Kind, Moore, and Pocan, Wisconsin is receiving over one billion dollars to fund Great Lakes community projects and further improve water infrastructure across the state.   In 2022, the Biden-Harris administration is investing $14 billion from President Biden’s Bipartisan

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Kleefisch campaign: Backs the badge in Milwaukee

[Milwaukee, WI] – In case you missed it, Rebecca Kleefisch held a press conference with the Milwaukee Police Association and Wisconsin Fraternal Order of Police discussing her plan to address rising crime. Kleefisch called for comprehensive bail reform, surging police in high crime areas, and firing DA John Chisholm to

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U.S. Sen Johnson: Crisis at the border is direct result of Biden’s policies, aided and abetted by Democrats in Congress

Leads GOP colleagues in press conference on Biden border crisis   WASHINGTON—On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, led a press conference along with Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Mike Braun (R-Ind.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.),

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Sen. Agard: Introduces bipartisan teen dating violence prevention bill

MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) introduced bipartisan legislation to implement teen dating violence prevention curriculum in schools. Joined by Representative Samantha Kerkman (R-Salem) and Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon), LRB-5627 would require DPI to create and implement a curriculum to teach students about healthy relationships. Senator Agard released the

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Marquette University: Announces commencement ceremonies will be held at Summerfest’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater, May 22

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University will host two Commencement ceremonies — one for undergraduate students and one for Graduate School and Graduate School of Management students — on Sunday, May 22, at Summerfest’s American Family Insurance Amphitheater. All graduates will have their names read as they cross the stage. These two

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City of Racine: Mayor Mason declares Feb. 4th, 2022 Transit Equity Day in the City of Racine in honor of Rosa Parks

RYDE buses to participate by honoring Rosa Parks with memorials on City buses     City of Racine – The City of Racine joins transit rider unions, community organizations, environmental groups, and labor unions across the United States in commemorating the birthday of Rosa Parks by declaring that equitable access to quality mass transit is a civil

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Sen. Agard, Rep. Stubbs: Introduce 48-hour waiting period legislation

MADISON – Today, Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) and Representative Shelia Stubbs (D-Madison), joined by Dr. James Nosal, introduced legislation to reinstate the 48 hour waiting period on handgun purchases in Wisconsin. The introduction comes on the sixth anniversary of Caroline Nosal’s murder in 2016. Senator Agard and Representative Stubbs issues

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