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WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Americans mark Tax Day 2024, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Carried Interest Fairness Act to eliminate a tax loophole that benefits wealthy money managers on Wall Street. The current carried
MADISON, Wis. — With Black Maternal Health Week underway across the nation (April 11 – April 17), A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on state lawmakers to address the stark racial disparities in healthcare access for mothers and babies in Wisconsin, and take
Menomonee Falls, WI- APRIL 15th, 2024 – Jennifer Grant, current Waukesha County Supervisor of the 5th District and Treasurer of the Menomonee Falls School Board announced she has filed for the upcoming election for Waukesha County Treasurer. Jennifer is a
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) held its first annual school board summit on April 12, which had over one hundred attendees, including school board members and administrators from districts around the state. At the event,
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced the extradition of Gabriel Zuñiga (a/k/a “Ito,” a/k/a “Hito,” “Captain Ito,” a/k/a “Capi”) from Colombia based on a superseding indictment returned in the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
MADISON, Wis. — This Tax Day, while Trump and MAGA Republicans continue to push handouts for the wealthy and big corporations, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement: “While Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans side with the wealthy and
Today, on Tax Day, local labor leaders and Democrats gathered in Green Bay to call out Donald Trump’s record of giving tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations while pushing to cut Social Security, Medicare, and health care access
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Kenosha Professional Police Association Board of Directors has endorsed Congressman Bryan Steil. “The Kenosha Professional Police Association is endorsing Congressman Bryan Steil for re-election,” said Pete Deates, President of the Kenosha Professional Police Association. “Congressman Bryan Steil has
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of David Casey to serve as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), effective April 29, 2024. Casey previously served as the deputy secretary of DOR, and his appointment fills
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Williams Bay is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes upgrading the
Washington, D.C. — During Black Maternal Health Week, Protect Our Care is reminding the public that the U.S. is facing a devastating maternal health crisis. Women in America are dying at a higher rate than women in any other high-income
MADISON, Wis. — A top leader in the Wisconsin National Guard said he has seen growth in how the organization deals with sexual misconduct. “In 2019 we had the Office of Complex Investigation assessment, and that gave us a roadmap
Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed next week (April 15-19) as Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. For nearly 25 years, National Work Zone Awareness Week has marked the start of construction season across our country, promoting road worker safety and cautious
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced two new additions to the Rustic Roads Program, which features lightly traveled scenic routes throughout the state. “Since its inception in 1973, the Rustic Roads
Those who are able to afford high-powered lawyers to take advantage of every loophole in the tax code have creatively found ways to avoid the taxes that most of the rest of America pays.
There will be another liberal candidate for the high court in 2025, and that candidate will, if recent history is an indication, win the race to replace the retiring justice.
Trump and his acolytes want to take America backward.
My question today is why likeable, center-left Democratic politicians such as Baldwin and Gov. Tony Evers can be so popular and win reelection by comfortable margins, and yet Biden, whom you could describe in the same way, struggles.
Biden’s loan scheme doesn’t forgive debt but transfers it — and doesn’t do anything to fix the problem.
Some in the MAGA conspiracy have rallied to RFK Jr.’s flag and pumped large sums into his SuperPAC in hopes that the Kennedy name will draw votes away from President Biden come November.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Americans mark Tax Day 2024, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Manchin (D-WV), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) introduced the Carried Interest Fairness Act to eliminate a tax loophole that benefits wealthy money managers on Wall Street. The current carried interest loophole allows investment managers to often pay almost half
MADISON, Wis. — With Black Maternal Health Week underway across the nation (April 11 – April 17), A Better Wisconsin Together is calling on state lawmakers to address the stark racial disparities in healthcare access for mothers and babies in Wisconsin, and take action on several other bills that would make Wisconsin a
Menomonee Falls, WI- APRIL 15th, 2024 – Jennifer Grant, current Waukesha County Supervisor of the 5th District and Treasurer of the Menomonee Falls School Board announced she has filed for the upcoming election for Waukesha County Treasurer. Jennifer is a Certified Public Accountant. Pam Reeves, current County Treasurer, has announced
The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) held its first annual school board summit on April 12, which had over one hundred attendees, including school board members and administrators from districts around the state. At the event, WILL unveiled the Second Edition of our model school board policies and
Gregory J. Haanstad, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced the extradition of Gabriel Zuñiga (a/k/a “Ito,” a/k/a “Hito,” “Captain Ito,” a/k/a “Capi”) from Colombia based on a superseding indictment returned in the Eastern District of Wisconsin. On April 11, 2024, Zuñiga had his initial appearance and
MADISON, Wis. — This Tax Day, while Trump and MAGA Republicans continue to push handouts for the wealthy and big corporations, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund released the following statement: “While Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans side with the wealthy and big corporations, President Biden is fighting to make the tax
Today, on Tax Day, local labor leaders and Democrats gathered in Green Bay to call out Donald Trump’s record of giving tax breaks to the wealthy and big corporations while pushing to cut Social Security, Medicare, and health care access for working Wisconsinites. It’s a stark contrast from President Biden,
KENOSHA, Wis. – The Kenosha Professional Police Association Board of Directors has endorsed Congressman Bryan Steil. “The Kenosha Professional Police Association is endorsing Congressman Bryan Steil for re-election,” said Pete Deates, President of the Kenosha Professional Police Association. “Congressman Bryan Steil has always supported law enforcement in Kenosha, and we know he’ll
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today announced his appointment of David Casey to serve as secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Revenue (DOR), effective April 29, 2024. Casey previously served as the deputy secretary of DOR, and his appointment fills the vacancy created by former Secretary Peter Barca’s departure. “We are
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the village of Williams Bay is an applicant for funding through the Safe Drinking Water Loan Program to improve its public drinking water system. The project includes upgrading the water treatment plant in the village of Williams Bay. Activities
Washington, D.C. — During Black Maternal Health Week, Protect Our Care is reminding the public that the U.S. is facing a devastating maternal health crisis. Women in America are dying at a higher rate than women in any other high-income country, and Black women are two to three times more
MADISON, Wis. — A top leader in the Wisconsin National Guard said he has seen growth in how the organization deals with sexual misconduct. “In 2019 we had the Office of Complex Investigation assessment, and that gave us a roadmap to get us to where we are today,” said Brig.
Gov. Tony Evers has proclaimed next week (April 15-19) as Work Zone Awareness Week in Wisconsin. For nearly 25 years, National Work Zone Awareness Week has marked the start of construction season across our country, promoting road worker safety and cautious driving in work zones. This year’s national awareness week theme
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers, together with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), today announced two new additions to the Rustic Roads Program, which features lightly traveled scenic routes throughout the state. “Since its inception in 1973, the Rustic Roads Program has encouraged folks to get outside and enjoy scenic
Those who are able to afford high-powered lawyers to take advantage of every loophole in the tax code have creatively found ways to avoid the taxes that most of the rest of America pays.
There will be another liberal candidate for the high court in 2025, and that candidate will, if recent history is an indication, win the race to replace the retiring justice.
Trump and his acolytes want to take America backward.
My question today is why likeable, center-left Democratic politicians such as Baldwin and Gov. Tony Evers can be so popular and win reelection by comfortable margins, and yet Biden, whom you could describe in the same way, struggles.
Biden’s loan scheme doesn’t forgive debt but transfers it — and doesn’t do anything to fix the problem.
Some in the MAGA conspiracy have rallied to RFK Jr.’s flag and pumped large sums into his SuperPAC in hopes that the Kennedy name will draw votes away from President Biden come November.