Toney campaign: Condemns Milwaukee advisory referendum vote

[Fond du Lac, WI…] Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, today released the following statement in response to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors advisory referendum votes:“Today members of the Milwaukee

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Issues statement on CHIPS bill vote

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting “NO” on the CHIPS legislation: “As a conferee selected by Leader McCarthy to lead in negotiations of China-related legislation, I looked forward to working on comprehensive legislation

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Protect Our Care: On the five year anniversary of McCain’s “Thumbs Down” vote, Republican attacks on our health care persist as Democrats are poised to pass historic legislation

Today marks the five-year anniversary of Senator John McCain giving the final “thumbs-down” vote to block President Trump and Republicans’ top legislative priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Protect Our Care fought alongside advocates, activists, and health care champions

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Colleagues urge VA to immediately begin offering abortion services to veterans and eligible dependents

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin joined 24 of her colleagues in calling on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take immediate administrative action to offer abortions and all abortion-related services to veterans and eligible dependents. Following the far-right Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade,

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Toney campaign: Condemns Milwaukee advisory referendum vote

[Fond du Lac, WI…] Eric Toney, Fond du Lac County District Attorney and law enforcement’s choice for Attorney General, today released the following statement in response to the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors advisory referendum votes:“Today members of the Milwaukee County Board hijacked non-partisan local government for partisan political gain.

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U.S. Rep. Fitzgerald: Issues statement on CHIPS bill vote

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05) issued the following statement after voting “NO” on the CHIPS legislation: “As a conferee selected by Leader McCarthy to lead in negotiations of China-related legislation, I looked forward to working on comprehensive legislation that better equips the United States to compete against China.

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Joins colleagues in unanimous resolution to celebrate National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) joined Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and their colleagues in the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus in a resolution celebrating July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. The resolution, which passed unanimously in the Senate, recognizes the brave contributions of whistleblowers to combating waste,

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WisDems: ICYMI: U.S. Sen. Johnson votes against bipartisan legislation to ramp up production of U.S.-made semiconductor chips

MADISON, Wis. — Yesterday, Ron Johnson voted against critical bipartisan legislation that will invest in manufacturing, help ease costs, improve supply chains, and ensure the U.S. is better equipped to compete against China in technological innovation. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Ron Johnson votes against bipartisan legislation to ramp up production of U.S.-made semiconductor chips Key

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Protect Our Care: On the five year anniversary of McCain’s “Thumbs Down” vote, Republican attacks on our health care persist as Democrats are poised to pass historic legislation

Today marks the five-year anniversary of Senator John McCain giving the final “thumbs-down” vote to block President Trump and Republicans’ top legislative priority: repealing the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Protect Our Care fought alongside advocates, activists, and health care champions in Congress to crush the GOP’s repeal effects, and continue

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Wisconsin Elections Commission: No indication of MyVote vulnerability

The Wisconsin Elections Commission issued the below statement following reports of unlawful and isolated attempts to obtain absentee ballots via MyVote, Wisconsin’s public facing online voter registration and information website: There is no indication of any vulnerability with the MyVote application. The idea that absentee ballot requests made online, via

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Dept. of Justice: AG Kaul, Secretary Romanski secure $15 million agreement with Frontier Communications

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul and the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) have reached an agreement with Frontier Communications to address concerns with the company’s advertising of internet access speeds and landline telephone service. The agreement resulted from an investigation by DATCP and

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Milwaukee County Supervisor Zerpa: Advisory referendum on assault weapon ban adopted

MILWAUKEE – Today the County Board of Supervisors adopted (12-5) a proposal by Supervisor Dyango Zerpa which would ask voters if they support the State Legislature banning the “import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semi-automatic ‘military-style’ firearms whose prohibition is allowed under the Wisconsin and United States Constitutions?” “This referendum gives voters a platform to say

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Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce: Announces 2022 Pressure Chamber finalists

MADISON – Today the Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce announced the five finalists competing in this year’s Pressure Chamber startup initiative, which returns to the Majestic Theatre on Aug. 16 during Forward Fest, Wisconsin’s largest technology and entrepreneurship festival. At Pressure Chamber, emerging companies will pitch in front of national

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