WED News Summary: Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment; Evers not considering National Guard for campus protests
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began
NRSC: New ad: Baldwin demands taxpayer-funded tuition for pro-Hamas radicals
The NRSC is out with a new ad slamming Tammy Baldwin for demanding that U.S. taxpayers foot the tuition bill for the radical, antisemitic “protestors” setting up camp on college campuses across the U.S. Watch the new ad here. NRSC Statement: “Tammy Baldwin is
Wisconsin Alliance for Civic Trust: Wisconsin bipartisan leaders join forces to build bridges and strengthen public trust in elections
MILWAUKEE – Yesterday, Wisconsin Alliance for Civic Trust (WisACT) announced the launch of its pioneering community initiative to build bridges across the political spectrum, restore civil discourse, and truth in politics to prevent the erosion of public trust and violence in U.S. elections. Led
Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumr Protection: AEA Snapshot: Apple Lake AEA helps lead conservation efforts in northwestern Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – Situated in Wisconsin’s Northwoods just east of the Mississippi River, the Apple Lake Agricultural Enterprise Area (AEA) is surrounded by small lakes in the Lower Apple River Watershed. This AEA covers almost 10,000 acres in the towns
Dept. of Natural Resources: Celebrates air quality success during Clean Air Month
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) celebrates Clean Air Month this May, an important time to remember our collective responsibility to protect the air we all breathe. Air quality successes over the last 20 years include an
Rep. Brandtjen: Raises concerns over Speaker Robin Vos’ apparent compromise with CCP interests
Madison – State Representative Janel Brandtjen has issued the following statement in response to Speaker Vos’ compromise with CCP interests: “Today, I wish to draw attention to the concerning ties between Speaker Robin Vos and organizations linked to the Chinese
Rubrich campaign: Announces candidacy for 48th Assembly District
Sun Prairie – Lisa Rubrich announced her bid to represent the newly drawn 48th Assembly District today. Rubrich is a local healthcare professional, mother, and wife who has called the Town of Burke home for the last 21 years. She
USDA: Announces next slate of economic development investments in rural partners network communities
STEVENS POINT, Wisc., May 1, 2024 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Wisconsin State Director Julie Lassa today announced that USDA is funding 18 projects related to infrastructure upgrades and clean energy projects in rural and Tribal communities participating in the Rural
U.S. Rep. Tiffany: Bipartisan bill to delist the gray wolf passes the House
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Tom Tiffany (WI-07) and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert’s (CO-03) bipartisan legislation to delist the gray wolf from the Endangered Species Act (ESA) passed the U.S. House by a vote of 209-205. H.R. 764, the Trust the Science Act, would
USDA NASS: Wisconsin ag prices
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U.S. Rep. Van Orden: VETT Act passes House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Derrick Van Orden’s (WI-03) Veterans Education Transparency and Training (VETT) Act passed the House. The VETT Act simplifies the process for veterans enrolling in higher education by modifying educational form requirements and establishing an online portal through the Secretary of
Dallet calls for more expansive reading of rights protected in Wisconsin Constitution, drawing rebuke from Rebecca Bradley
Dallet argued the state Supreme Court has a long history of interpreting the Wisconsin Constitution as providing greater protections of individual liberties than the U.S. Constitution. That includes, for example, the state court finding a guaranteed right to counsel at the state’s expense in a criminal case more than 100 years before the U.S. Supreme Court reached a similar conclusion in 1963.
WED AM Update: Trump campaigning in Waukesha this afternoon; police start dismantling UW-Madison encampment
From WisPolitics … — Donald Trump will be in Waukesha this afternoon for his second rally in Wisconsin over the past month. With his New York trial on hold while the judge overseeing it attends to other cases, Trump will
RNC: President Trump will make Wisconsin and Michigan great again
Contact: Matthew Middleton Trump Will Rescue The Great People Of Wisconsin And Michigan From Biden’s Failures RESIDENT TRUMP WILL REVITALIZE WISCONSIN AND MICHIGAN Tomorrow, President Trump will be visiting Waukesha, Wisconsin and Freeland, Michigan where he will share his vision to
WFBF: Statement on the Trust in Science Act
MADISON – Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation President Brad Olson released the following statement today regarding the passage of the Trust in Science Act (AB 764), which removes the Great Lakes wolf from the endangered species list: “Wisconsin Farm Bureau applauds