Klein dropping U.S. Senate bid

Trempealeau County Supv. Stacey Klein tells WisPolitics she’s dropping her bid for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination and taking her “campaign in a different direction” in light of the new legislative maps.

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Groups pressing for ‘uninstructed’ vote in Tuesday’s Dem presidential primary

A progressive group founded by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has announced it will reach out to 146,000 of its Wisconsin members urging them to vote “uninstructed” in Tuesday’s Dem presidential primary.  Our Revolution, which spun off of Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, also backed similar efforts in Michigan and Washington. Uncommitted took a little over 13% of the vote in Michigan and 9.9% in Washington. The group said members will receive an email today encouraging them to sign a pledge to vote uninstructed in support of a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and “Tell Biden, Stop the death and destruction now.” 

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RNC organizers preparing for wide range of security threats

Organizers for this year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee are preparing for a wide range of possible security threats, ranging from relatively minor disruptions to attacks on critical infrastructure and communications.  Andy Bochman, senior grid strategist for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate, discussed security measures for the 2024 RNC during yesterday’s meeting of the Milwaukee Rotary Club. He’s involved with the planning group focused on electricity and other infrastructure, which has been gauging the readiness of utilities in the area ahead of the event in July.  “There’s going to be a lot of scrutiny paid to this

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Miriam Davidson: Tom Tiffany prompted 911 call from migrant aid group

On Feb. 14, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, tried to gain access to the Casa Alitas shelter. Employees had to call 911 to have him removed from the property. Tiffany then accused Casa Alitas and the humanitarian aid group Tucson Samaritans of “aiding illegals” and called for them to be investigated by Congress and the Department of Justice.

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Klein dropping U.S. Senate bid

Trempealeau County Supv. Stacey Klein tells WisPolitics she’s dropping her bid for the GOP U.S. Senate nomination and taking her “campaign in a different direction” in light of the new legislative maps.

Read More »

RNC organizers preparing for wide range of security threats

Organizers for this year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee are preparing for a wide range of possible security threats, ranging from relatively minor disruptions to attacks on critical infrastructure and communications.  Andy Bochman, senior grid strategist for Idaho National Laboratory’s National and Homeland Security directorate, discussed security measures for the

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Miriam Davidson: Tom Tiffany prompted 911 call from migrant aid group

On Feb. 14, Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Minocqua, tried to gain access to the Casa Alitas shelter. Employees had to call 911 to have him removed from the property. Tiffany then accused Casa Alitas and the humanitarian aid group Tucson Samaritans of “aiding illegals” and called for them to be investigated by Congress and the Department of Justice.

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