Gov. Evers: Releases statement on gerrymandering lawsuit 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement in reaction to a lawsuit filed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the state’s gerrymandered legislative maps. “For years, members of the Wisconsin State Legislature have consistently ignored the will of the people, and they’ve been able to do

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CLC: Wisconsinites sue over gerrymandered voting map

Madison, WI – Today, several Wisconsin voters from across the state filed a lawsuit to block further use of Wisconsin’s extremely gerrymandered state legislative map.   The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center (CLC) partnered with Law Forward, the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School,

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Sen. Agard: Statement: Cannabis becomes legal in Minnesota

MADISON – Today, cannabis officially becomes legal in our neighboring state of Minnesota. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I would like to applaud the decisive action taken by the Minnesota Legislature, led by a Democratic

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Baldwin Campaign: Tammy Tuesdays: August 1, 2023

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working

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Gov. Evers: Releases statement on gerrymandering lawsuit 

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement in reaction to a lawsuit filed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the state’s gerrymandered legislative maps. “For years, members of the Wisconsin State Legislature have consistently ignored the will of the people, and they’ve been able to do so comfortably and without facing any real accountability because they

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CLC: Wisconsinites sue over gerrymandered voting map

Madison, WI – Today, several Wisconsin voters from across the state filed a lawsuit to block further use of Wisconsin’s extremely gerrymandered state legislative map.   The nonpartisan Campaign Legal Center (CLC) partnered with Law Forward, the Election Law Clinic at Harvard Law School, Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, and Arnold & Porter to file the

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U.S. Dept. of Agriculture: Partners with Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to strengthen America’s rural workforce

STEVENS POINT, Wis., Aug. 2, 2023 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Acting Rural Development Under Secretary Roger Glendenning today announced that USDA is partnering with the Community College Alliance for Agriculture Advancement to strengthen the nation’s rural workforce. Through this partnership, USDA and the Alliance will provide community college students in the

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Opportunity Wisconsin: New ad highlights Rep. Van Orden’s votes for massive corporate tax breaks

LA CROSSE, Wis. – While Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s intimidation of high-school pages draws national attention, Opportunity Wisconsin is highlighting the congressman’s equally disturbing record of voting to give massive tax breaks to large corporations. The new ad comes as Congress begins its August recess and House Republicans prepare to advance an extreme

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WisDems: Mark Pocan calls for release of Van Orden security footage

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Rep. Mark Pocan called for Rep. Brian Steil to release security footage showing Rep. Derrick Van Orden’s confrontation with teenaged U.S. Senate Pages at the U.S. Capitol last week. As chairman of the House Committee on Administration, Steil has authority over U.S. Capitol security. Earlier this year,

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Win Wisconsin PAC: Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launches “Win Wisconsin” PAC to elect health care candidates to Wisconsin state legislature 

MADISON – Today, Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez launches her “Win Wisconsin” PAC, a new political action committee dedicated to supporting legislative candidates who are committed to strengthening access to health care in Wisconsin, supporting the expansion of BadgerCare and have experience in the health and science industries.  “As a former nurse,

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Committee to Protect Health Care: Physicians optimistic as Justice Janet Protasiewicz is seated, call for Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn abortion ban

MILWAUKEE – Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn into the Wisconsin Supreme Court today, flipping the court to one that values women’s freedom and health. The flip means that the court could rule to overturn the state’s dangerous abortion ban. Physicians from Prairie Du Chien to Milwaukee, and everywhere in between,

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Rep. Neubauer: Fairness restored to Wisconsin’s highest court  

MADISON, Wis. – Today, Justice Janet Protasiewicz was sworn in to begin her tenure on the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Democratic Assembly Leader Greta Neubauer (D-Racine) released the following statement:  “Congratulations to Justice Protasiewicz on the official start of her term on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. For far too long, our

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Sen. Agard: Statement on the investiture of Justice Janet Protasiewicz

MADISON – Today, Judge Janet will be sworn in and become Justice Protasiewicz, flipping the ideological balance of the Wisconsin Supreme Court for the first time in 15 years. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison), Senate Democratic Leader, released the following statement: “By electing Judge Protasiewicz in April, the people of

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: States recoup overcharges for investors in commodity firm bankruptcy

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI) today announced that investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital will receive compensation as part of Lear’s bankruptcy plan. State securities regulators had been investigating Lear for deceptive securities and commodities activities and misleading marketing at the time of the

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Sen. Agard: Statement: Cannabis becomes legal in Minnesota

MADISON – Today, cannabis officially becomes legal in our neighboring state of Minnesota. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement: “I would like to applaud the decisive action taken by the Minnesota Legislature, led by a Democratic trifecta. Minnesota now joins more than 20 other states who

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Baldwin Campaign: Tammy Tuesdays: August 1, 2023

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides us. She understands that Wisconsin’s working families all want good-paying jobs, affordable healthcare, and the same

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: 2023 Organic Certification Cost Share Program application period opens

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) invites organic food processors and producers to apply for reimbursement of costs related to organic certification from USDA’s Organic Certification Cost Share Program through October 31, 2023. Farms and businesses that produce, process, or package certified organic

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