WisDems: Celebrate Earth Day

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of Earth Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is proud to celebrate Earth Day, a day of education and action to protect our environment that was founded

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Statement on SCOTUS mifepristone ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D- WI) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to block District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s hold on the federal approval of mifepristone, the abortion medication that was approved

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Incidental take notice for Columbia County

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) proposes to issue an authorization for the incidental taking of a rare lizard, which may result from the Peter Helland Wildlife Area Field Conversion Project in Columbia County.   Incidental take refers to the unintentional loss of individual endangered or threatened animals

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Informing Democracy: Watchdog identifies ongoing threat to democracy posed by Wisconsin Election Officials

Informing Democracy—a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization made up of election professionals, researchers, and lawyers—today released its inaugural report identifying over 200 state and local election officials who exhibited anti-democratic tendencies or actions ahead of the 2022 elections. In its new report, “Democracy Under Threat: A Spotlight on 204 Officials Who Could

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U.S. Rep. Van Orden: Announces art competition winners

LA CROSSE, WI – Today, Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03) announced the winners of the 2023 Third Congressional District Art Competition at a reception held at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse’s Lowe Center for the Arts. Taryn Everson of Holmen High School claimed first place with her piece “No Screen Window,”

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WisDems: Celebrate Earth Day

MADISON, Wis. — In honor of Earth Day, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Ben Wikler released the following statement: “The Democratic Party of Wisconsin is proud to celebrate Earth Day, a day of education and action to protect our environment that was founded by Wisconsin’s own Senator Gaylord Nelson 53 years ago today.

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Statement on SCOTUS mifepristone ruling

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Tammy Baldwin (D- WI) released the following statement after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled to block District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk’s hold on the federal approval of mifepristone, the abortion medication that was approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2000 and the

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Democratic Lieutenant Governor’s Association: Statement on the Supreme Court’s Action on Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v. FDA

WASHINGTON — In response to the Supreme Court’s stay of the decision by the Trump-appointed Judge Matthew Kacsmarykis to block access to mifepristone, one of the two medications typically used in medication abortion care, 18 members of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association released the following statement: “Mifepristone, a medication that has been

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