Mike McCabe: Power to the people

To right today’s wrongs, government can and should be put to use the way it was when the whole country was electrified. Doing so depends on keeping in mind what Williamson, Levi and the IRS itself have learned: It all hinges on tax fairness.

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Our Revolution: Nation’s largest grassroots progressive political organization, weighs in on significant ‘uncommitted voter movement’ in primary elections in Wisconsin and throughout primary contests

Madison, WI — Yesterday, Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island delivered a decisive message to the Biden administration on the urgent need for a policy shift on its stance and actions regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis in

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Gov. Evers: Signs Senate Bill 222 to promote flood resilience in Wisconsin communities

TREMPEALEAU — Gov. Tony Evers today, joined by authors and co-sponsors of the bill, local officials, and community members, signed Senate Bill 222, now 2023 Wisconsin Act 265, which requires Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM), a division of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs, to create and administer a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program … Please log in to

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Previously undetected parasite discovered in wild Wisconsin trout

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) urges anglers to properly clean their gear after discovering the parasite Myxobolus cerebralis in Elton Creek in Langlade County.  Elton Creek is a Class 1 trout stream that recently tested positive for Myxobolus cerebralis below Elton Springpond and at Highway 64. Myxobolus cerebralis is a micro…

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Dept. of Health Services: Submits plan to Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance on how to use $36 million in opioid settlement funds

On April 1, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) submitted its plan for the annual share of $7505 million of opioid settlement funds to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance (JFC). As a result of settlements reached by the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Wisconsin will receive $36 million this year that will

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Mike McCabe: Power to the people

To right today’s wrongs, government can and should be put to use the way it was when the whole country was electrified. Doing so depends on keeping in mind what Williamson, Levi and the IRS itself have learned: It all hinges on tax fairness.

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A Better Wisconsin Together: While Wisconsinites brave winter weather to cast spring election ballots, Eric Hovde joins Donald Trump’s MAGA sideshow

MADISON, Wis. — In yesterday’s spring election, Wisconsin voters showed how much they value our democracy and freedom to vote, braving wintry weather to make their voices heard on everything from Presidential nominees to local issues like public school funding and the values of our school boards and circuit courts. Meanwhile,

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Delivers for veterans, Wisconsin military families, and national security in annual funding package

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last month, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) helped pass two funding packages into law that deliver for Wisconsin veterans, support Wisconsin servicemembers, military families, and military installations, and keep our country safe. “Wisconsin’s veterans and military families sacrifice so much to serve their country, and I’m proud to

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Rep. Plumer: Announces retirement from State Assembly

“Serving in the Wisconsin State Assembly has been one of the greatest honors of my life. It was certainly nothing my wife Chris nor I had ever planned on, but many years of public service and volunteering on a local level, apparently put us on the radar. Without question, the incredible

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WisDems: Reminder: Eric Hovde called the bipartisan bill to secure the border “crazy ass” and “rotten”

MADISON, Wis. — Reminder: California bank owner Eric Hovde opposed the most significant, bipartisan bill to secure our border in years, calling the bill “crazy ass” and “rotten” at a closed door GOP event. The bipartisan border bill included Senator Tammy Baldwin’s “FEND Off Fentanyl” proposal to target the illegal fentanyl supply chain by disrupting and disbandi…

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Our Revolution: Nation’s largest grassroots progressive political organization, weighs in on significant ‘uncommitted voter movement’ in primary elections in Wisconsin and throughout primary contests

Madison, WI — Yesterday, Democratic primary voters in Wisconsin, Connecticut, and Rhode Island delivered a decisive message to the Biden administration on the urgent need for a policy shift on its stance and actions regarding the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.  In Wisconsin alone, nearly 48,000 voters cast an unrestricted

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