Anderson challenges Clancy in 19th AD Dem primary

Both Jarrod Anderson and incumbent Rep. Ryan Clancy in the Milwaukee-area 19th AD Dem primary agree that surplus funds should go toward education.  But Clancy, a socialist, added he thinks the state should move away from using property tax dollars to fund public schools.

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40th AD Dem primary candidates differ on marijuana legalization

Not all the Democratic candidates in Wisconsin’s 40th Assembly District support full marijuana legalization. Brad Cook, D-Pardeeville, said he would only support legalization for medical uses, for now, while Karen DeSanto, D-Baraboo, and Kyle Kunicki, D-Merrimac, both said they support full legalization of marijuana.

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Plouff, Berg square off in 92nd AD Dem primary

Former state Rep. Joe Plouff, who served four terms from 1997 to 2005 and also spent time on the Menomonie City Council, is trying for a comeback. But first he’ll have to beat Caden Berg of Chippewa Falls, a manager and bartender at a local theater chain who served a term on the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors. 

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Visit Milwaukee leader says Trump reportedly calling Milwaukee ‘horrible city’ led to positive press

“We had people all over the country, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, we had our county exec and our mayor on every national news outlet talking about how great Milwaukee is,” Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith told a WisPolitics-Milwaukee Press Club luncheon in Milwaukee Monday. “And I think that that just shows that you don’t mess with us.”

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Anderson challenges Clancy in 19th AD Dem primary

Both Jarrod Anderson and incumbent Rep. Ryan Clancy in the Milwaukee-area 19th AD Dem primary agree that surplus funds should go toward education.  But Clancy, a socialist, added he thinks the state should move away from using property tax dollars to fund public schools.

Read More »

40th AD Dem primary candidates differ on marijuana legalization

Not all the Democratic candidates in Wisconsin’s 40th Assembly District support full marijuana legalization. Brad Cook, D-Pardeeville, said he would only support legalization for medical uses, for now, while Karen DeSanto, D-Baraboo, and Kyle Kunicki, D-Merrimac, both said they support full legalization of marijuana.

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Plouff, Berg square off in 92nd AD Dem primary

Former state Rep. Joe Plouff, who served four terms from 1997 to 2005 and also spent time on the Menomonie City Council, is trying for a comeback. But first he’ll have to beat Caden Berg of Chippewa Falls, a manager and bartender at a local theater chain who served a term on the Chippewa County Board of Supervisors. 

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Visit Milwaukee leader says Trump reportedly calling Milwaukee ‘horrible city’ led to positive press

“We had people all over the country, Stephen Colbert, Jon Stewart, we had our county exec and our mayor on every national news outlet talking about how great Milwaukee is,” Visit Milwaukee’s president and CEO Peggy Williams-Smith told a WisPolitics-Milwaukee Press Club luncheon in Milwaukee Monday. “And I think that that just shows that you don’t mess with us.”

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