McConnell-aligned PAC targets Barnes over crime

The Senate Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, has launched its first ads post-Labor Day in Wisconsin, targeting Dem nominee Mandela Barnes on crime. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly $2.4

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Van Orden touts military service in new ad

Republican Derrick Van Orden has released a new ad as part of his bid for the 3rd CD, this time touting his military service. A spokesman for Van Orden’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry about where the

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McConnell-aligned PAC targets Barnes over crime

The Senate Leadership Fund, a PAC aligned with Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell, has launched its first ads post-Labor Day in Wisconsin, targeting Dem nominee Mandela Barnes on crime. The group has filed reports with the FEC totaling nearly $2.4 million in independent expenditures between Aug. 31 and yesterday. That

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SCOWIS: Milwaukee’s Judge Murray honored by the American Judges Association

Madison, Wisconsin (Sept. 7, 2022) – The American Judges Association presented Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Marshall B. Murray with the Judge Libby Hines Domestic Violence Award during a ceremony at the group’s annual conference in Philadelphia on Aug. 30. Murray was honored for his decades-long commitment to educating judges, nationally and internationally,

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Johnson ad calls Barnes ‘too extreme for Wisconsin’

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, narrates a new TV ad that accuses Dem rival Mandela Barnes of running “cutesy ads trying to convince you that he’s not a radical leftist.” Johnson’s campaign said the spot will air statewide but provided no other details. The spot uses a clip from a

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Convergence Resource Center: 9th annual The Epidemic and The Game shines light on difficulties human trafficking survivors must overcome

MILWAUKEE (Sept. 7, 2022) – Hundreds of people ranging from social workers to first responders, lawyers, law enforcement officers and mental health therapists are expected to attend the ninth annual The Epidemic and The Game on Saturday, Sept. 17. “Many human trafficking survivors face difficulties that are seldom talked about, keeping them from

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Van Orden touts military service in new ad

Republican Derrick Van Orden has released a new ad as part of his bid for the 3rd CD, this time touting his military service. A spokesman for Van Orden’s campaign did not immediately respond to an inquiry about where the ad would run, on what platforms and how much was

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WisDOJ: Announces charges in 1985 murder of Benny Scruggs

WISCONSIN RAPIDS, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed charges in the cold case homicide of Benny Scruggs which occurred in July of 1985. Donald Wayne Maier, age 60, has been charged with First Degree Murder. “Wisconsin DOJ is proud to work with law enforcement agencies across

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WisDems: ICYMI: Michels’ donations went to location tracking and sidewalk harassment of abortion patients

MADISON, Wis. — Tim Michels’ donations to anti-abortion groups go further than merely advocating for extreme restrictions on abortion. The Wisconsin Examiner reported that Michels’ foundation’s donations also went to a group that targets women who are seeking abortions using their cell phone location data.  The disturbing methods of groups backed by Michels attempt

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