DCCC: Steil marches toward a nationwide abortion ban: Attacking service members’ access to reproductive care
Yesterday, Bryan Steil voted for new, extreme restrictions on abortion care for 350,000 active duty women in the military. House Republicans, including Steil, voted overwhelmingly to insert a far-right amendment that would restrict service members’ ability to seek and access essential reproductive care, undermining bipartisan efforts
DCCC: Van Orden marches toward a nationwide abortion ban: attacking service members’ access to reproductive care
Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden voted for new, extreme restrictions on abortion care for 350,000 active duty women in the military. House Republicans, including Van Orden, voted overwhelmingly to insert a far-right amendment that would restrict service members’ ability to seek and access essential reproductive care, undermining
Ratcliff campaign: Former Dane County Executive Joe Parisi endorses Melissa Ratcliff for State Senate
Former Dane County Executive Joe Parisi has endorsed Rep. Melissa Ratcliff for Wisconsin State Senate in a three-person Democratic primary, saying “I have seen firsthand the leadership, hard work, and commitment that Melissa Ratcliff brings to her service on behalf
Milwaukee Public Schools: Statement from the Milwaukee Board of School Directors
In the spirit of transparency, the board is providing this recap of tonight’s Special Meeting of the board. Corrective Action Plan (CAP) The board approved the CAP, which means DPI is in a position to release general funding to MPS
Wisconsin Dems slam Trump after report he called Milwaukee ‘a horrible city’
Wisconsin Dems slammed Donald Trump following a report he called Milwaukee — where he’s poised to formally receive the party’s nomination for the fall election — “a horrible city” during a meeting with House Republicans in Washington, D.C. House Republicans, meanwhile, gave varying explanations for Trump’s remark.
Klein campaign: Pfaff rolls out desperate attack, ignores real concerns of western Wisconsin
TREMPEALEAU — In response to the new desperate line of attack by out-of-touch Brad “Politics as Usual” Pfaff, Stacey Klein, Republican candidate for the 32nd Senate District, released the following comment: “As I’ve traveled District 32, I’ve heard from so
Biden campaign: Trump can’t explain why he called Milwaukee a “horrible city”
Donald Trump is scrambling to do damage control after he reportedly called Milwaukee a “horrible city” – directly insulting the voters he’ll need to win this election. Spoiler alert: it’s not working. In a press release, the Trump campaign called on six of
UW’s Fox Cities campus to close next year due to low enrollment
Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely.
Weekly Dem address: Gov. Evers celebrating another record-breaking year for Wisconsin tourism
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240614demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating 2023 economic impact data showing Wisconsin’s tourism industry generated $25 billion in total economic impact, surpassing the previous record year of $23.7 billion set in 2022. More
Weekly GOP radio address: Financial accountability
https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240614gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Rob Cowles, and I represent the 2nd Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin. Sound fiscal policy can seem like a dry subject, but the budgeting decisions we make today will impact your household budget for decades
FRI AM Update: Opportunity Wisconsin launches new ad knocking Steil
From WisPolitics … — The Dem group Opportunity Wisconsin is again hitting GOP U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil on the airwaves, this time with a spot that knocks him for voting to allow credit card companies to charge higher fees. The
Washington County DA declines to charge Brandtjen
Washington County DA Mark Bensen tells WisPolitics he declined to file charges against state Rep. Janel Brandtjen for alleged campaign finance violations, sending the case back to the Ethics Commission.
Trump to visit Racine Tuesday
The rally at the Racine Festival Park along Lake Michigan is about 10 miles from Mt. Pleasant, where President Joe Biden visited in early May to tout a $3.3 billion investment by Microsoft in a new data center there.
THU PM Update: UW’s Fox Cities campus to close next year due to low enrollment
From WisPolitics … — UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt today announced the university’s Fox Cities campus will close in June 2025 due to low enrollment — the sixth two-year campus in two years to either end in-person instruction or shut completely.
Dept. of Public Instruction: State superintendent statement on MPS corrective action plan
MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly today released the following statement regarding an update from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to a corrective action plan with Milwaukee Public Schools: “I remain committed to always doing what is best for