Wisconsin Historical Society: Madeline Island Museum announces new two-year “Passages” exhibition, “Bad River” documentary screening with producer Mary Mazzio and return of the popular Indigenous Artist-in-Residence series

LA POINTE, Wis. – Madeline Island Museum, a site managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and located in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, is open for the season. The museum features a variety of engaging events, including a new two-year exhibition entitled “Passages:

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Says ‘no’ to nearly $1 trillion NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against House passage of the $886.3 billion FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill he has never voted in

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Weekly GOP radio address: Financial accountability

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240614gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Rob Cowles, and I represent the 2nd Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin.   Sound fiscal policy can seem like a dry subject, but the budgeting decisions we make today will impact your  household budget for decades

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Wisconsin Historical Society: Madeline Island Museum announces new two-year “Passages” exhibition, “Bad River” documentary screening with producer Mary Mazzio and return of the popular Indigenous Artist-in-Residence series

LA POINTE, Wis. – Madeline Island Museum, a site managed by the Wisconsin Historical Society and located in the Apostle Islands on Lake Superior, is open for the season. The museum features a variety of engaging events, including a new two-year exhibition entitled “Passages: Ojibwe Migration to the Place Where the Food Grows on

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: Says ‘no’ to nearly $1 trillion NDAA

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02), co-chair of the Defense Spending Reduction Caucus, released the following statement after voting against House passage of the $886.3 billion FY2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a bill he has never voted in favor of since being elected to Congress: “It’s time to

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul recognizes World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul is recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, June 15, 2024, by reminding Wisconsin residents to be aware of the signs of abuse, neglect and exploitation of older adults and report any instances of mistreatment to Wisconsin’s Elder Abuse Hotline https://reportelderabusewi.org/report-elder-abuse/ and 1-833-586-0107.   “We must

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Wisconsin Family Council: Disappointed by court ruling in mifepristone safety case

MADISON – Wisconsin Family Council (WFC) expressed disappointment with yesterday’s U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine for lack of standing. WFC joined Advancing American Freedom’s amicus brief, along with 28 other state Family Policy Councils and the national group Family Policy Alliance, in February. “The Court’s unanimous decisio…

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Dept. of Transportation: Risk of pavement buckling rises with temperatures

Warmer temperatures forecast throughout Wisconsin over the next several days could create conditions for pavement buckling. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) is advising motorists to be alert and take extra caution. Pavement can buckle when the weather quickly goes from cool to very hot. This causes slabs of pavement to

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DCCC: Steil marches toward a nationwide abortion ban: Attacking service members’ access to reproductive care

Yesterday, Bryan Steil voted for new, extreme restrictions on abortion care for 350,000 active duty women in the military. House Republicans, including Steil, voted overwhelmingly to insert a far-right amendment that would restrict service members’ ability to seek and access essential reproductive care, undermining bipartisan efforts to strengthen health care for our … Please log in

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DCCC: Van Orden marches toward a nationwide abortion ban: attacking service members’ access to reproductive care

Yesterday, Derrick Van Orden voted for new, extreme restrictions on abortion care for 350,000 active duty women in the military. House Republicans, including Van Orden, voted overwhelmingly to insert a far-right amendment that would restrict service members’ ability to seek and access essential reproductive care, undermining bipartisan efforts to strengthen health car… Please log in to

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Weekly GOP radio address: Financial accountability

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240614gopaddress.mp3 Hello, I’m State Senator Rob Cowles, and I represent the 2nd Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin.   Sound fiscal policy can seem like a dry subject, but the budgeting decisions we make today will impact your  household budget for decades to come.   In the recent State Budget, the Legislature use…

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Weekly Dem address: Gov. Evers celebrating another record-breaking year for Wisconsin tourism

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/240614demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address celebrating 2023 economic impact data showing Wisconsin’s tourism industry generated $25 billion in total economic impact, surpassing the previous record year of $23.7 billion set in 2022. More information on Wisconsin’s record-breaking year can be found&nb… Please log

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U.S. Rep. Steil: Subpoenas 15 cabinet members for documents related to ‘Bidenbucks’

WASHINGTON (June 13, 2024) – Today, Congressman Bryan Steil (WI-01), Chairman of the Committee on House Administration issued subpoenas to 15 Biden administration cabinet officials for documents related to the Biden administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. President Biden’s Executive Order 14019 directs federal agencies to promote access to voting

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