Ortiz-Velez campaign: Announces 2nd list of endorsements

Milwaukee, WI – Today, State Assembly Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez announces her 2nd round of endorsers for her candidacy for reelection to the 8th Assembly District. Ortiz-Velez released the following statement: “It has been my honor to serve the people of the 8th

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Weekly GOP radio address:  Welcome to Wisconsin!

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240712gopaddress.mp3 Hi, I’m State Senator Rob Cowles, and I represent the 2nd Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin.  Throughout the next week, Wisconsin will welcome the tens of thousands of folks coming to attend the  Republican National Convention here in Milwaukee. 

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers highlighting one-year anniversary of budget passage, urges release of nearly $200 million in already approved funds

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240712demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting the one-year anniversary of signing the 2023-25 biennial budget on July 5, 2023, and urging the release of nearly $200 million that was approved in the 2023-25 biennial budget to fight PFAS contamination

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WisDems: On new ballot drop box guidance

MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s unanimous vote to adopt guidance regarding the use of safe and secure absentee ballot drop boxes, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following statement: “Fueled by Donald Trump’s lies about

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MKE 2024 Host Committee: Smashes fundraising goals

Milwaukee — The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee offered a fundraising update today, announcing that they have raised over $85 million, smashing all initial fundraising goals. The total represents a record amount raised by any Host Committee for a Republican convention in

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Ortiz-Velez campaign: Announces 2nd list of endorsements

Milwaukee, WI – Today, State Assembly Representative Sylvia Ortiz-Velez announces her 2nd round of endorsers for her candidacy for reelection to the 8th Assembly District. Ortiz-Velez released the following statement: “It has been my honor to serve the people of the 8th Assembly District as their representative for the past two terms

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WisDems: Wisconsin Supreme Court restores absentee ballot drop boxes, affirms voting rights of disabled Wisconsinites

MADISON, Wis. — Last week, the Wisconsin Supreme Court reinstated the use of absentee ballot drop boxes across the state, removing unnecessary barriers to voting for many disabled voters who aren’t unable to cast their ballots in-person. The Supreme Court’s decision stands in stark contrast to the Republican National Committee’s refusal to honor requests made by

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Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty: Beloit School District rescinds scholarship’s racial eligibility criterion following WILL’s legal threat 

The News: The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL) has been notified by the School District of Beloit that it will reconfigure its “Grow Your Own Multicultural Teacher Scholarship Program” (GYO) to remove the racial eligibility criterion. The District has promised that it will not accept new applications or award

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Democratic Messaging Project: Provocative Anti Trump MAGA messages to appear across downtown Milwaukee during RNC

The Democratic Messaging Project, a grassroots political action committee working in four key swing states including Wisconsin, intends to break through the standard media landscape with bold and fearless statements challenging former President Trump and his MAGA movement.  The DMP messages will randomly pop-up across downtown Milwaukee locations during the

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Biden campaign: Local veterans launch Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris in Milwaukee, condemn Trump’s record of insulting and disrespecting veterans

Today, State Rep. Daniel Riemer, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Veterans Caucus Chair and Vietnam War veteran Gary Hawley, Democratic National Convention delegate and Gulf War veteran Deiadra Queary, and local veterans held a press conference to launch Veterans and Military Families for Biden-Harris, a coalition of veterans, service members and military

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WisDems: Assembly Candidate Christy Welch and local child care providers hold ‘Vote NO’ press conference in Green Bay

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Assembly Candidate Christy Welch and local child care center directors Jason Hodkiewicz and Sally Van Rens held a press conference in Green Bay encouraging Wisconsinites to vote ‘NO’ on the two constitutional amendment questions appearing on the August 13 primary ballot. Right-wing politicians in the Wisconsin legislature have

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Weekly GOP radio address:  Welcome to Wisconsin!

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240712gopaddress.mp3 Hi, I’m State Senator Rob Cowles, and I represent the 2nd Senate District in Northeast Wisconsin.  Throughout the next week, Wisconsin will welcome the tens of thousands of folks coming to attend the  Republican National Convention here in Milwaukee.  The eyes of the nation will be on our great

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Weekly Dem radio address: Gov. Evers highlighting one-year anniversary of budget passage, urges release of nearly $200 million in already approved funds

https://www.wispolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/240712demaddress.mp3 MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered his weekly radio address highlighting the one-year anniversary of signing the 2023-25 biennial budget on July 5, 2023, and urging the release of nearly $200 million that was approved in the 2023-25 biennial budget to fight PFAS contamination statewide, improve reading outcomes and … Please log in to access

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WisDems: On new ballot drop box guidance

MADISON, Wis. — In response to the Wisconsin Elections Commission’s unanimous vote to adopt guidance regarding the use of safe and secure absentee ballot drop boxes, Democratic Party of Wisconsin Communications Director Joe Oslund issued the following statement: “Fueled by Donald Trump’s lies about 2020, Republican politicians have fought for years to make it

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U.S. Sen. Johnson: Demands DHS Secretary Mayorkas turn over records on inadmissible travelers at U.S. airports

WASHINGTON – On Monday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), ranking member of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas demanding records relating to the threat posed by the Biden administration’s inability to detain and remove inadmissible travelers from U.S. airports. The

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MKE 2024 Host Committee: Smashes fundraising goals

Milwaukee — The Milwaukee 2024 Host Committee offered a fundraising update today, announcing that they have raised over $85 million, smashing all initial fundraising goals. The total represents a record amount raised by any Host Committee for a Republican convention in history. “The outpouring of support for this convention has been

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Rep. Sapik: Statement public hearing on Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Madison, WI – Earlier this week, I attended the State Assembly Committee on Corrections public hearing. The invited speakers provided testimony from current and former correctional staff, family members of prisoners who have passed away while incarcerated, and a former inmate with complaints about the treatment he received within Waupun.

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