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The Great Depression remains distinctively destructive. The 1929 stock market collapse proved to be the spark for a decade of extraordinary economic crises and human misery.
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The Great Depression remains distinctively destructive. The 1929 stock market collapse proved to be the spark for a decade of extraordinary economic crises and human misery.

DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites. Pechacek said at a recent WisPolitics luncheon in Madison that she thought that AI, like previous important
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Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin.
MADISON – This week, Representative Lisa Subeck joined senior Administration officials, child care advocates, and other state legislative leaders in Washington, DC, for the White House State Convening on Child Care. Rep. Subeck, a former early childhood educator and long-time
This week, Mrs. Gwen Walz rallied voters for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz in the suburbs of Milwaukee. Joined by local leaders, including state Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin, Mrs. Walz spoke on the stark contrast between Vice
On Friday, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stopped in Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison to rally students and supporters around Vice President Kamala Harris’s vision for protecting reproductive freedoms. Representative Ocasio-Cortez drew a stark contrast between Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme
Today on the campaign trail in Wisconsin, Donald Trump gave a gloomy review of his angry, rambling diatribe there, admitting simply (and accurately) “this is a dark speech.” He’s right. It was. He doubled down on his vow to prosecute his political enemies.
This week, leaders took to the airwaves to champion Vice President Kamala Harris’ New Way Forward plan to create an opportunity economy where working Americans have the chance not just to get by, but get ahead. Leaders such as Milwaukee Mayor
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sought again to link Vice President Kamala Harris to illegal border crossings, speaking in a western river town where he said she could never be forgiven for “erasing our border.” A

Trump focused some of his remarks on new data ICE provided to Congress this week that more than 425,000 migrants with criminal convictions have been released into the U.S., including more than 13,000 convicted of murder. He charged Harris set them loose to “rape, pillage, thieve, plunder and kill the people of the United States of America.
Wisconsin Democratic Coordinated Campaign Rapid Response Director Kristi Johnston released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s plans to speak in Waunakee and Milwaukee on Tuesday: “Trump’s first presidency was a disaster for Wisconsin, from shipping jobs overseas to
De Pere, WI – Small businessman and Republican Congressional nominee Tony Wied faced off against his Democratic opponent in a debate last night and clearly demonstrated why he is the right choice to represent WI-08. On the issues most important
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s event in Prairie du Chien today, Wisconsin physicians gathered virtually yesterday to share their concerns about Trump’s likely plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and enact a national abortion ban.

The Great Depression remains distinctively destructive. The 1929 stock market collapse proved to be the spark for a decade of extraordinary economic crises and human misery.

DWD Secretary Amy Pechacek and state Rep. Nate Gustafson, R-Fox Crossing, said AI has the potential to improve the jobs market for Wisconsinites. Pechacek said at a recent WisPolitics luncheon in Madison that she thought that AI, like previous important technologies, could reduce “the dull, the dirty, and the dangerous”
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Former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says “there’s always room for improvement” for Republicans ahead of Election Day, noting GOP Senate candidates are struggling in key swing states like Wisconsin.
MADISON – This week, Representative Lisa Subeck joined senior Administration officials, child care advocates, and other state legislative leaders in Washington, DC, for the White House State Convening on Child Care. Rep. Subeck, a former early childhood educator and long-time advocate for working families, discussed strategies and successes in improving
This week, Mrs. Gwen Walz rallied voters for Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz in the suburbs of Milwaukee. Joined by local leaders, including state Senate candidate Jodi Habush Sinykin, Mrs. Walz spoke on the stark contrast between Vice President Harris and Governor Walz, who are fighting for a
On Friday, U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stopped in Wisconsin’s capital city of Madison to rally students and supporters around Vice President Kamala Harris’s vision for protecting reproductive freedoms. Representative Ocasio-Cortez drew a stark contrast between Donald Trump and JD Vance’s extreme project 2025 agenda to implement a nationwide abortion ban, punish
Today on the campaign trail in Wisconsin, Donald Trump gave a gloomy review of his angry, rambling diatribe there, admitting simply (and accurately) “this is a dark speech.” He’s right. It was. He doubled down on his vow to prosecute his political enemies. He praised Project 2025 author Tom Homan, the architect of his cruel family
This week, leaders took to the airwaves to champion Vice President Kamala Harris’ New Way Forward plan to create an opportunity economy where working Americans have the chance not just to get by, but get ahead. Leaders such as Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson spoke on Vice President Harris’ plan to give
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump sought again to link Vice President Kamala Harris to illegal border crossings, speaking in a western river town where he said she could never be forgiven for “erasing our border.” A day after Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, Trump

Trump focused some of his remarks on new data ICE provided to Congress this week that more than 425,000 migrants with criminal convictions have been released into the U.S., including more than 13,000 convicted of murder. He charged Harris set them loose to “rape, pillage, thieve, plunder and kill the people of the United States of America.
Wisconsin Democratic Coordinated Campaign Rapid Response Director Kristi Johnston released the following statement in response to Donald Trump’s plans to speak in Waunakee and Milwaukee on Tuesday: “Trump’s first presidency was a disaster for Wisconsin, from shipping jobs overseas to giving tax cuts to billionaires at the expense of working
De Pere, WI – Small businessman and Republican Congressional nominee Tony Wied faced off against his Democratic opponent in a debate last night and clearly demonstrated why he is the right choice to represent WI-08. On the issues most important to Wisconsin voters, such as the economy, the southern border,
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN — Ahead of former President Donald Trump’s event in Prairie du Chien today, Wisconsin physicians gathered virtually yesterday to share their concerns about Trump’s likely plans to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and enact a national abortion ban. [RECORDING HERE]. “I became a doctor so I could help