TUE PM Update: Biden returning to Wisconsin on Friday

From WisPolitics …  — President Joe Biden will be in Madison on Friday for campaign and official events as he faces questions from Dems over whether he should continue as their nominee following a much-criticized debate.  The White House announced the Madison stop, which will be Biden’s fifth this year

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AFL CIO: Statement on Wisconsin BioHealth Tech Hub designation and $49 million federal grant by the Biden-Harris administration

Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Stephanie Bloomingdale released the following statement: Wisconsin has been designated a BioHealth Tech hub by the Biden-Harris Administration. The designation brings an award of $49 million in federal funding to support the state’s biohealth sector. This transformational investment in Wisconsin will support innovation in health care while

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WisDems: ICYMI: Rep. Jill Billings, small business owners and community leaders in La Crosse call on Wisconsinites to vote NO on constitutional amendments

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Representative Jill Billings joined La Crosse small business owner Penny Fassler and ARPA funding recipient Andrew Rasmussen at a press conference in La Crosse urging Wisconsinites to vote NO on two misleading constitutional amendment ballot questions placed on the August 2024 primary ballot by right-wing politicians in Wisconsin’s

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Delivers $49 Million for Wisconsin Biohealth Tech Hub to invest in jobs, innovation, and research

WISCONSIN – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin hosted a press conference to celebrate the $49 million investment she secured for Wisconsin’s Tech Hub to grow the state’s personalized medicine and biohealth sector – advancing research and innovation, growing our economy and creating jobs, and boosting American competitiveness in a cutting-edge industry. Senator Baldwin was joined

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Sen. Roys: Wisconsin Supreme Court can offer clarity on abortion rights

MADISON — The Wisconsin Supreme Court today announced it would accept the petition for original action in Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin v. Urmanski, an important case that will determine whether Wisconsinites have a state constitutional right to access abortion care.   In response to Tuesday’s announcement, Sen. Kelda Roys (D-Madison) issued the following

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Cooke campaign: ICYMI: Patriotic Millionaires announces endorsement of Rebecca Cooke’s campaign for Congress

EAU CLAIRE, Wisc. – Today, Patriotic Millionaires announced their endorsement of Rebecca Cooke’s campaign for Congress in Wisconsin’s Third District. Patriotic Millionaires is a group of high-net worth Americans who share a profound concern about the destabilizing level of inequality in America and work to ensure that the country’s political economy is structured

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Wisconsin Conservative Coalition: Releases 2023-24 Legislator Scorecard

The Wisconsin Conservative Coalition (WCC) released on July 1, 2024 its 2023-2024 Northeast Wisconsin State Legislator Scorecard. Fourteen members of the Assembly and six members of the Senate representing Northeast Wisconsin were rated on how they voted on ten key bills. The WCC, a coalition of three patriot groups in Northeast Wisconsin,

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Biden campaign: U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn condemns Trump’s assault on democracy at voting rights roundtable in Milwaukee

Yesterday, U.S. Representative Jim Clyburn held a roundtable with state and local leaders to condemn Donald Trump’s assault on American democracy. In Milwaukee, Rep. Clyburn was joined by County Executive David Crowley, State Senator LaTonya Johnson, State Representative Kalan Haywood, Former Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes, Patricia Ruiz-Cantu, and Tammie Xiong

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UW-Eau Claire: On Money’s list of best colleges in the country

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is again among the best universities in the country for quality, affordability and student outcomes in Money’s 2024 Best Colleges in America rankings. Money looked at more than 2,400 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges in the country, with 745 schools meeting the initial screening requirements for

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WisDems: REMINDER: Schimel still supports enforcing 1849 abortion ban

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Wisconsin Supreme Court announced that it will hear a case on constitutional protections for reproductive freedom. The Court’s action comes as extreme right-wing politician Brad Schimel continues to campaign on his opposition to reproductive freedom. Last week marked the two-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning

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Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin: Statement on WI Supreme Court action

Madison, Wis. – The Wisconsin Supreme Court accepted Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin’s petition for original action and will consider the question of a state constitutional protection for bodily autonomy, including the right to abortion.   The following is a statement from Michelle Velasquez, Chief Strategy Officer, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin.  “PPWI knows the

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