Mike McCabe: Ballot boobytrap

The next voter suppression frontier is proof of citizenship. Mark my words, if a majority of Wisconsin voters approve the November 5 referendum, legislation will be written soon thereafter requiring citizens to have a valid passport or an original birth certificate before being allowed to register to vote or cast a ballot.

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Gov. Evers: Announces State Building Commission approves 50 community projects across Wisconsin supported by $50 million state budget investment

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, chair of the Wisconsin State Building Commission (SBC), today announced the Commission approved a total of $160.8 million in key projects around the state, including $50 million for 50 projects in communities across Wisconsin funded through the new Non-State Grant Program, which was created in the

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End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: As Domestic Violence Awareness Month begins, state coalition releases Annual Homicide Report

Madison – According to the newly released annual Domestic Violence Homicide Report, 85 people in Wisconsin lost their lives to domestic violence (DV) in 2023. End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin (End Abuse) Executive Director Monique Minkens announced the release of the report during Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and as major federal funding cuts actively

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Seeking public input on 2024 Draft Water Management Program Review and Water Use Efficiency Goals and Objectives

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking comments on two draft items related to Wisconsin’s water management, conservation and efficiency efforts under the Great Lakes Compact. The Great Lakes Compact is an agreement among the eight Great Lake states: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Cosponsors legislation reforming third-party financed civil litigation

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) and Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), both members of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet introduced H.R. 9922, the Litigation Transparency Act of 2024, which requires the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits. In hundreds of cases every year, civil

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Institute for Reforming Government: Breaking — Today’s K-12 test scores confirm IRG CIO Report

DELAFIELD, WI: New test scores for Wisconsin K-12 schools, released this morning, are inflated, biased, and unreliable, as the Institute for Reforming Government Center for Investigative Oversight (IRG CIO) predicted yesterday in its report, “Testing Our Patience: How Wisconsin Lowered Standards, Widened the Achievement Gap, and Busted Its State Exams.” The report

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Dept. of Workforce Development: Publishes 2024 Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council Annual Report

MADISON – Agriculture in Wisconsin continues to contribute more than $100 billion to the state’s economy each year, and the Wisconsin Agricultural Education and Workforce Development Council’s (WAEWDC) newly published 2024 annual report highlights the efforts to continue future growth. The report, which was recently approved by the council and

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WisDems: Keyboard warrior Derrick Van Orden is the ‘we’re all trying to find the guy who did this’ meme brought to life

MADISON, Wis. — Republican Congressman and keyboard warrior Derrick Van Orden has spent the last week spewingfalseinformation  on social media about the recovery from Hurricane Helene, falsely claiming that President Biden and Vice President Harris had not responded to the storm. In reality, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and their Administration have receivedpraise&nb…

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Mike McCabe: Ballot boobytrap

The next voter suppression frontier is proof of citizenship. Mark my words, if a majority of Wisconsin voters approve the November 5 referendum, legislation will be written soon thereafter requiring citizens to have a valid passport or an original birth certificate before being allowed to register to vote or cast a ballot.

Read More »