Reps. Macco, Goyke: Introduce “Wiskids” program

Madison, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) and Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the “Wiskids” program. Using existing funds, this legislation will start a 529 account and invest $25 for every child born or adopted in Wisconsin. These

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Assembly GOP approves bill requiring parents be notified when ‘controversial’ subjects taught in schools

AB 510 would establish a variety of rights for parents. Those include the right to be notified of and decline health care services, such as vaccines; to determine the name and pronouns the child uses at school; and to opt their children out of certain instructional materials. It would also require parents to be notified when a “controversial” subject will be taught and school.

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Jimmy Anderson: Book bans must be banned in Wisconsin

Combined with a nationwide shortage of school librarians, these escalating attacks are creating a dangerous culture of censorship. Instead of walling off students from new and unique perspectives, we should be encouraging them to explore our world more widely through books.

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R. Alan Bates Jr.: Is Trump eligible to run?

Hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the issue of eligibility of Mr. Trump before our Wisconsin primary ballots are prepared. … The question for each voter is: Does racist speech, lies about the 2020 election, and calling for violence against our own government make Donald Trump, in our own opinions, eligible to serve as our president?

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Milwaukee Press Club: Veteran political journalist Craig Gilbert to headline Newsmaker Luncheon

 MILWAUKEE – Craig Gilbert, former Washington bureau chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and current Lubar Fellow at Marquette University Law School, will be the guest speaker at a Newsmaker Luncheon set for Thursday, February 8, hosted by the Milwaukee Press Club and WisPolitics.com. During his 35 years at the Journal Sentinel, Gilbert’s reporting and analysis detailed

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Dept. of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection: Reminds producers to apply for crop insurance premium rebates for planting cover crops through January 31

MADISON, Wis. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) remind producers to apply for crop insurance premium rebates. The rebate application is web-based and will be available on DATCP’s website until January 31, 2024, or until program funding

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Reps. Macco, Goyke: Introduce “Wiskids” program

Madison, Wisc. – Representative John Macco (R-Ledgeview) and Representative Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement on the “Wiskids” program. Using existing funds, this legislation will start a 529 account and invest $25 for every child born or adopted in Wisconsin. These accounts allows families to invest in their child’s future while receiving

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: To FDA, CDC: Time to “come clean with the American people” about harms caused by COVID-19 vaccines

WASHINGTON – On Friday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen reiterating previous requests for data on adverse events associated with COVID-19

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Office of the Commissioner of Insurance: Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner selected to lead National Committee on Insurer Financial Solvency Issues

Madison, Wis. —The Executive Committee of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has appointed Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Nathan Houdek as chair of the Financial Condition (E) Committee and as a member of the Life Insurance and Annuities (A) Committee. The Financial Condition (E) Committee serves as the central forum and

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Assembly GOP approves bill requiring parents be notified when ‘controversial’ subjects taught in schools

AB 510 would establish a variety of rights for parents. Those include the right to be notified of and decline health care services, such as vaccines; to determine the name and pronouns the child uses at school; and to opt their children out of certain instructional materials. It would also require parents to be notified when a “controversial” subject will be taught and school.

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Jimmy Anderson: Book bans must be banned in Wisconsin

Combined with a nationwide shortage of school librarians, these escalating attacks are creating a dangerous culture of censorship. Instead of walling off students from new and unique perspectives, we should be encouraging them to explore our world more widely through books.

Read More »

R. Alan Bates Jr.: Is Trump eligible to run?

Hopefully the U.S. Supreme Court will decide the issue of eligibility of Mr. Trump before our Wisconsin primary ballots are prepared. … The question for each voter is: Does racist speech, lies about the 2020 election, and calling for violence against our own government make Donald Trump, in our own opinions, eligible to serve as our president?

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