Toney campaign: DA Toney outsides of Risser: Kaul hasn’t denied his failures on backlog of child sex predator cases – he’s as many as 1,000 cases behind

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, held a press conference outside of the Risser Justice Center to hold Josh Kaul accountable for the number of children whose safety he’s put at risk by allowing a backlog of over 1,000+ child sex predator cases. Toney released the following statement: “I filed an open records request last week Thursday directly to Kaul to demand that he immediately release the number of child sex predator referrals that have been received under his watch and when they were assigned for investigation.

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WED PM Update: Toney knocks Kaul on task force handling internet crimes against children

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — Fond du Lac DA Eric Toney today charged Dem AG Josh Kaul has not worked hard enough to clear what he claims is a backlog of internet sex crimes against children. Toney, without citing his source, said by September there was a backlog of over 1,000 child sex predator referrals at the DOJ’s Internet Crimes Against Childr… 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  

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Barnes campaign: NEW: Mandela Barnes releases plan to address Black maternal health

MADISON — Today, Mandela Barnes released his new policy agenda to combat the rising maternal mortality rate and provide support to Wisconsin mothers, especially within the Black community.  Mandela knows the importance of expanding health care for Wisconsin families and is focused on ensuring mothers have access to the postpartum care they need to decrease the maternal mortality rate crisis the United States is facing.  In the U.S. Senate, Mandela will: Support the MOMMA’s ActCosponsor the Black Maternal Health ‘Momnibus’ ActPush Wisconsin to fully adopt Medicaid expansion and adopt 12 months of postpartum careWork across the aisle and support bipartisan legislation to decrease

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Toney campaign: Eric Toney today outside of Risser: Kaul hasn’t denied his failures on backlog of child sex predator cases – he’s as many as 1,000 cases behind

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, held a press conference outside of the Risser Justice Center to hold Josh Kaul accountable for the number of children whose safety he’s put at risk by allowing a backlog of over 1,000+ child sex predator cases.  Toney released the following statement: “I filed an open records request last week Thursday directly to Kaul to demand that he immediately release the number of child sex predator referrals that have been received under his watch and when they were assigned for investigation. I then challenged Kaul

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Sen. Wimberger: On governor’s announced federal funding for drinking water improvement projects:

MADISON, WI — Wisconsin State Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay) issued the following statement regarding Governor Evers’ announcement that the state will receive $143 million in federal funding for drinking water and wastewater improvement projects: “I am glad that Governor Evers agrees with the ideas that I presented in my PFAS legislation package that seek to provide solutions to PFAS contamination in Wisconsin.” “However, the situation would not be as serious had the governor himself not contributed to the mess he seeks to clean up. By authorizing the spreading of PFAS-laden biosolids at over 100,000 parts per trillion on farmland throughout the state, including

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WisDems: ICYMI: Experts agree Tim Michels’ education plan is radical and wrong

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Cap Times analyzed Tim Michels’ radical education agenda for Wisconsin and found that experts from both sides of the political spectrum agreed that Michels’ school choice plan would drain resources from Wisconsin’s public schools and leave students behind. Experts agreed that Michels’ undefined “universal school choice” plan could hurt our kids and our public schools. Michels’ plan could drain resources from public schools and force taxpayers to fund two separate school systems – to the detriment of the students left behind in underfunded public schools. The experts also said that schools in Michels’ program might not accept students who present

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Marquette University: President Lovell, Marquette Business acting dean recognized among inaugural Wisconsin Titan 100 accomplished business leaders

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell and Tim Hanley, acting Keyes Dean of the College of Business Administration, have been recognized among the inaugural Wisconsin Titan 100 by Titan CEO, which recognizes the most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision and passion. Titan 100 recognizes a premier group of CEOs and C-level executives in Wisconsin and the greater metropolitan area representing both the private and public sectors. The first Wisconsin Titan 100 recipients will be honored at an awards ceremony at the Fiserv Forum in January 2023. “It is an

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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Coolest thing made in Wisconsin announced by WMC and Johnson Financial Group

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – partnered with Johnson Financial Group to announce this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin on Wednesday at WMC’s annual Business Day in Madison event. Pierce Manufacturing’s Electric Fire Truck from Appleton was officially crowned the 2022 winner. Over its seven years, the Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin contest has garnered over 1.1 million votes from Wisconsinites across the state. The competition began in 2016 to highlight manufacturing as Wisconsin’s largest industry. Today, Wisconsin is home to roughly 9,000 manufacturing facilities, employing nearly 1 in 6

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U.S. Rep. Gallagher: Rep. Gallagher’s statement on President Biden’s latest gas gimmick

GREEN BAY, WI — Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), a member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the Armed Services Committee, today released the following statement regarding President Biden’s decision to release more oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which is already at its lowest point since 1984. “President Biden’s war on American energy has helped cause gas prices to skyrocket. He could address this by unleashing domestic energy production, but has instead done anything but – begging dictators to produce more oil and depleting our Strategic Petroleum Reserve to its lowest point since 1984. Today’s announcement doubles down on

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Johnson campaign: Barnes celebrates notorious dictators, praises Assad

OSHKOSH – More bad Mandela Barnes tweets are coming to light – this time showing support for some of the world’s most notorious dictators. The Washington Free Beacon reported posts from Barnes praising Iran’s Supreme leader, stating that he wanted to be the “Dennis Rodman” of the Assad regime, angling for a job at the embassy in Cuba, and defending some of the world’s repressive regimes. “Not only has Moscow Mandela Barnes gone on Russian propaganda TV six times to denigrate American law enforcement, but he has also cozied up to awful dictators around the world,” said Johnson spokesman Mike Marinella. “Whether it’s Vladimir Putin, the Supreme Leader

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Michels campaign: Proven leader Michels vows to regularly meet with legislative leadership from both parties as governor

MADISON, Wisc. – Tim Michels is a proven business leader who brings diverse groups of people together to accomplish big things. As Governor, Tim will not follow the bunker-mentality of Tony Evers – he will regularly meet with legislative leaders as they work to get Wisconsin back on the right track. Michels made the pledge Wednesday while campaigning in Dane County. “Tony Evers refuses to even talk to Republican legislative leaders. You can’t be an effective leader if you refuse to talk and listen to people,” said Michels after speaking at Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce’s Business Day event at the Monona Terrace in

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DGA ads target Toney on abortion

The Democratic Attorneys General Association released its first ads of the Wisconsin race, knocking GOP challenger Eric Toney on abortion. The group said the effort through its DAGA People’s Lawyer Project includes about $1.9 million on broadcast, streaming services and digital. A DAGA spokesperson said the buy will begin in Milwaukee before spreading to the Green Bay market. The first ads include a 30-second spot and a 15-second version with similar themes. The ads show people in scrubs in handcuffs and having their mugshots taken. The narrator in the 30-second ad says Toney wants the power to prosecute as AG

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Johnson campaign: Socialist Bernie Sanders’ top priority: electing socialist Mandela Barnes

OSHKOSH – New from the New York Times today: Socialist Bernie Sanders has made it his top priority to elect Socialist Mandela Barnes. Sanders and Barnes are two peas in a pod. They both support a radical agenda that would Abolish ICE and add trillions of dollars in government spending – a move that would make inflation worse for hard-working Wisconsin families.  “At a time when hard-working Wisconsin families are seeing price hikes across the board because of the Biden-Barnes economic agenda, the last thing Wisconsin needs is more big-spending liberals telling us what to do,” said Ben Voelkel, Senior Advisor for the

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DNC War Room: Statement on Pence’s national abortion ban

In response to Mike Pence’s doubling down on Republicans’ proposal for a national abortion ban,DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement: “Mike Pence made clear today that the first thing Republicans will do if they take power is try to ban abortion in every state. That’s the GOP’s closing midterm message — a national abortion ban.” Don’t just take it from us — during his speech at the Heritage Foundation today, Mike Pence said that one of the first things Republicans would do if they take power is try to ban abortion in EVERY STATE. Mike Pence: “On January 22, 2023, we’re

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Wisconsin Conservation Voters launches ads supporting Dem lawmakers, Evers, Barnes

Wisconsin Conservation Voters announced it will invest more than $5.6 million to elect Dem lawmakers, Evers and Barnes The money includes almost $3.6 million to support Evers, Attorney General Josh Kaul and 14 legislative candidates through the Wisconsin Conservation Voters Independent Expenditure Committee. LCV Victory Fund has allocated more than $2 million to boost Barnes’ campaign against Johnson. The group will spend more than $2 million on canvassing, digital ads, phone calls and direct mail supporting Evers. That includes $710,000 on statewide digital ads and mail about climate change and $250,000 on digital ads targeting college students on climate justice

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Toney campaign: Eric Toney today outside of Risser: Kaul hasn’t denied his failures on backlog of child sex predator cases – he’s as many as 1,000 cases behind

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, Eric Toney, held a press conference outside of the Risser Justice Center to hold Josh Kaul accountable for the number of children whose safety he’s put at risk by allowing a backlog of over 1,000+ child

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Sen. Wimberger: On governor’s announced federal funding for drinking water improvement projects:

MADISON, WI — Wisconsin State Senator Eric Wimberger (R-Green Bay) issued the following statement regarding Governor Evers’ announcement that the state will receive $143 million in federal funding for drinking water and wastewater improvement projects: “I am glad that Governor Evers agrees with the ideas that I presented in my PFAS legislation package that

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WisDems: ICYMI: Experts agree Tim Michels’ education plan is radical and wrong

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, the Cap Times analyzed Tim Michels’ radical education agenda for Wisconsin and found that experts from both sides of the political spectrum agreed that Michels’ school choice plan would drain resources from Wisconsin’s public schools and leave students behind. Experts agreed that Michels’ undefined “universal school choice” plan could hurt our

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Marquette University: President Lovell, Marquette Business acting dean recognized among inaugural Wisconsin Titan 100 accomplished business leaders

MILWAUKEE — Marquette University President Michael R. Lovell and Tim Hanley, acting Keyes Dean of the College of Business Administration, have been recognized among the inaugural Wisconsin Titan 100 by Titan CEO, which recognizes the most accomplished business leaders in their industry using criteria that includes demonstrating exceptional leadership, vision

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Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce: Coolest thing made in Wisconsin announced by WMC and Johnson Financial Group

MADISON – Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) – the combined state chamber and manufacturers’ association – partnered with Johnson Financial Group to announce this year’s Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin on Wednesday at WMC’s annual Business Day in Madison event. Pierce Manufacturing’s Electric Fire Truck from Appleton was officially crowned the

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Johnson campaign: Barnes celebrates notorious dictators, praises Assad

OSHKOSH – More bad Mandela Barnes tweets are coming to light – this time showing support for some of the world’s most notorious dictators. The Washington Free Beacon reported posts from Barnes praising Iran’s Supreme leader, stating that he wanted to be the “Dennis Rodman” of the Assad regime, angling for a job at the embassy

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DGA ads target Toney on abortion

The Democratic Attorneys General Association released its first ads of the Wisconsin race, knocking GOP challenger Eric Toney on abortion. The group said the effort through its DAGA People’s Lawyer Project includes about $1.9 million on broadcast, streaming services and digital. A DAGA spokesperson said the buy will begin in

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DNC War Room: Statement on Pence’s national abortion ban

In response to Mike Pence’s doubling down on Republicans’ proposal for a national abortion ban,DNC spokesperson Ammar Moussa released the following statement: “Mike Pence made clear today that the first thing Republicans will do if they take power is try to ban abortion in every state. That’s the GOP’s closing midterm message —

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