Dave Zweifel: Maybe General Motors’ news will awaken Trump die-hards

Maybe the news out of Detroit last week that General Motors is closing five plants and cutting 14,000 well-paid jobs will serve to give even Trump’s most ardent backers a wake-up call. Part of the “MAGA” promises, you will remember, was Trump’s insistence that if he was elected president not one plant would be closed.

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Sen. Taylor: Believes GOP are taking career ending votes

For more information, contact: Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Monday night, despite a gathering of at least 1,000 protestors at the State Capitol, Wisconsin GOP members on the State’s Budgetary Committee moved forward with three bills that would seriously

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Rep. Hebl: Statement on lame duck session

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) – Today Rep. Hebl issued the following statement on the lame duck session called by legislative Republicans to curb the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh

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Dave Cieslewicz: Free speech and tolerance

Free speech is a powerful and messy thing, but for me at least, it is the very center of what it means to be free. And it can’t stand on its own. To continue to exist, free speech needs to come with a large dose of tolerance for the sometimes challenging and sometimes ignorant ways in which it is expressed.

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Dave Zweifel: Maybe General Motors’ news will awaken Trump die-hards

Maybe the news out of Detroit last week that General Motors is closing five plants and cutting 14,000 well-paid jobs will serve to give even Trump’s most ardent backers a wake-up call. Part of the “MAGA” promises, you will remember, was Trump’s insistence that if he was elected president not one plant would be closed.

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WED News Summary: GOP lawmakers send lame-duck session bills to Walker

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers STORY TOPICS – White house – State government – Local government – Agribusiness – Courts – Culture – Economy – Elections – Energy – Foxconn – Illinois – Law and order – Technology – Telecommunications – Transportation – Editorials – Columns TOP STORIES GOP lawmakers vote

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Sen. Taylor: Believes GOP are taking career ending votes

For more information, contact: Aidan McMorrow (608) 266-5810 (MADISON) – Monday night, despite a gathering of at least 1,000 protestors at the State Capitol, Wisconsin GOP members on the State’s Budgetary Committee moved forward with three bills that would seriously limit the abilities of Governor Elect Tony Evers as well

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Rep. Hebl: Statement on lame duck session

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Rep. Gary Hebl, (608) 266-7678 (MADISON) – Today Rep. Hebl issued the following statement on the lame duck session called by legislative Republicans to curb the powers of incoming Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul: Last month, Wisconsin voters decided that they wanted Tony

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TUE News Summary: Walker signals support for lame-duck package; Elections Commission weighs in on moving presidential primary

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** NOMINATE TOP WISPOLITICOS, ADS OF 2018 WisPolitics.com will again hand out its annual awards for the top Democratic and Republican “WisPolitico” of the year. We are also looking for nominations for the top liberal ad and top conservative ad of the year — TV, radio

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Dave Cieslewicz: Free speech and tolerance

Free speech is a powerful and messy thing, but for me at least, it is the very center of what it means to be free. And it can’t stand on its own. To continue to exist, free speech needs to come with a large dose of tolerance for the sometimes challenging and sometimes ignorant ways in which it is expressed.

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