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U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, told GOP activists today Dems in Congress are pushing racist and progressive principles Republicans need to fight against. Tiffany slammed Dems for supporting critical race theory, calling it “flat out racism” that replaced reading, writing
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman during his speech at the GOP state convention today said undocumented immigrants are coming to the U.S. because the Biden Administration won’t enforce immigration laws. “They’re coming here because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, both now
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil told convention-goers today congressional Republicans will “fight tooth and nail against stacking the United States Supreme Court.” Steil, R-Janesville, said packing the U.S. Supreme Court could be one of many attempts by Dems to ensure they
Speakers during a panel discussion at the GOP state convention today encouraged activists to become poll workers for the November 2022 election. “Wisconsin is going to be a target with Ron Johnson running,” said Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls and
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he hopes to achieve results in Congress like the ones he helped oversee in the state Senate. He said the underlying message for Republicans in federal government is to take back the majority. He
Former President Donald Trump in a pre-recorded virtual speech continued to argue he won Wisconsin in last year’s presidential election. He praised GOP Chair Andrew Hitt and Wisconsin voters for helping him gain votes and support in the state. Trump
A wide field of Republicans is taking shape for the GOP primary to take on Dem Gov. Tony Evers in 2022. Registered candidates include Jonathan Wichmann, of Franklin, who had declared he would run if there had been a successful
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher told convention-goers the Chinese Communist Party is trying to cover up what he says was China’s role in the creation and release of COVID-19, comparing it to their version of Chernobyl. The Allouez Republican warned the
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, ahead of a possible bid for a third term, said he is “more panicked” for America than when he first decided to run for office. During the GOP state convention today, Johnson said he originally
The owner of a mythical median-valued home in Wisconsin would see a smaller property tax bill under the version of the budget the Joint Finance Committee approved last week vs. the one Gov. Tony Evers proposed, according to the Legislative
The state would face a structural deficit of $286 million for the next biennium under the budget the Joint Finance Committee approved, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be one of the smallest structural deficits over the past
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye host Briana Reilly and guest co-host Jessica VanEgeren discuss the effort to nix the personal property tax, the governor signing four policing bills into law, bills to tighten rules on absentee voting, a state plan to provide COVID testing in schools and a preview of Republicans’ state party convention this weekend.
Grassroots organizers move from Resistance to the Trump presidency to an era of “Persistence” to protect and expand American democracy by helping elect Democrats to key state and federal offices in 2021-2022 and beyond 25 June, 2021— Today, Swing Left, the
U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, told GOP activists today Dems in Congress are pushing racist and progressive principles Republicans need to fight against. Tiffany slammed Dems for supporting critical race theory, calling it “flat out racism” that replaced reading, writing and arithmetic. He also criticized Dems for being “the party
U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman during his speech at the GOP state convention today said undocumented immigrants are coming to the U.S. because the Biden Administration won’t enforce immigration laws. “They’re coming here because Kamala Harris and Joe Biden, both now and in the campaign, made it clear that they’re not
U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil told convention-goers today congressional Republicans will “fight tooth and nail against stacking the United States Supreme Court.” Steil, R-Janesville, said packing the U.S. Supreme Court could be one of many attempts by Dems to ensure they maintain political power. “That’s what banana republics do,” Steil said.
Speakers during a panel discussion at the GOP state convention today encouraged activists to become poll workers for the November 2022 election. “Wisconsin is going to be a target with Ron Johnson running,” said Rep. Janel Brandtjen, R-Menomonee Falls and chair of the Assembly Campaigns and Elections Committee. “We cannot
U.S. Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, said he hopes to achieve results in Congress like the ones he helped oversee in the state Senate. He said the underlying message for Republicans in federal government is to take back the majority. He said Republicans in Congress need to continue fighting against critical
Former President Donald Trump in a pre-recorded virtual speech continued to argue he won Wisconsin in last year’s presidential election. He praised GOP Chair Andrew Hitt and Wisconsin voters for helping him gain votes and support in the state. Trump said they helped him win the state in 2020, though
A wide field of Republicans is taking shape for the GOP primary to take on Dem Gov. Tony Evers in 2022. Registered candidates include Jonathan Wichmann, of Franklin, who had declared he would run if there had been a successful petition drive to recall Evers; Leonard Edward Larson Jr., of
U.S. Rep. Mike Gallagher told convention-goers the Chinese Communist Party is trying to cover up what he says was China’s role in the creation and release of COVID-19, comparing it to their version of Chernobyl. The Allouez Republican warned the Chinese Communist Party is one of, if not the biggest,
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Oshkosh, ahead of a possible bid for a third term, said he is “more panicked” for America than when he first decided to run for office. During the GOP state convention today, Johnson said he originally ran for office because he was fearful for America’s future,
The owner of a mythical median-valued home in Wisconsin would see a smaller property tax bill under the version of the budget the Joint Finance Committee approved last week vs. the one Gov. Tony Evers proposed, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The median-valued home, now worth $197,200, would see
The state would face a structural deficit of $286 million for the next biennium under the budget the Joint Finance Committee approved, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. That would be one of the smallest structural deficits over the past two decades. LFB projected the 2015-17 budget would leave a
On this week’s episode, WisconsinEye host Briana Reilly and guest co-host Jessica VanEgeren discuss the effort to nix the personal property tax, the governor signing four policing bills into law, bills to tighten rules on absentee voting, a state plan to provide COVID testing in schools and a preview of Republicans’ state party convention this weekend.
Grassroots organizers move from Resistance to the Trump presidency to an era of “Persistence” to protect and expand American democracy by helping elect Democrats to key state and federal offices in 2021-2022 and beyond 25 June, 2021— Today, Swing Left, the national grassroots organization that was one of the largest drivers