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TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13
TOP STORIES Liberals, conservatives weigh in as DOJ considers formal opinion on election workers New constitutional amendment states that “[n]o individual other than an election official designated by law may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election,
TOP STORIES Facing backlash from Jewish groups over protest deal, UWM chancellor Mone apologizes … “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues,” Mone said in a Tuesday message
TOP STORIES Vos recall committee addresses challenges as deadline nears … [Gableman, Brandtjen] spoke during a Racine Recall Committee news conference at the group’s headquarters … committee has until May 28 to gather 6,800 valid signatures for its second effort.
TOP STORIES Ron Johnson calls on GOP to set aside ‘squabbles’ on abortion in order to win elections Johnson says most Americans, Wisconsinites, ‘even most Republicans’ don’t support total abortion bans … Johnson said the greatest threat he sees facing
TOP STORIES Vice President Kamala Harris promotes economic agenda in Milwaukee visit Harris joins entertainer D.L. Hughley for her nationwide “Economic Opportunity Tour” in the lead up to the presidential election … at Discovery World … discussed how the country’s
TOP STORIES Biden courts Black voters in Milwaukee radio interview It’s the latest example of the importance of the Black vote in the race for the White House … In an interview on “The Truth with Sherwin Hughes” … Biden
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TOP STORIES State Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills … Three dozen bills are scheduled for potential veto override attempts on Tuesday, but Republicans highlighted only five they definitely planned to take up
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes … scheduled to hear arguments Monday … [on] whether to overturn [the-conservative] WI Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling that … [forbid] absentee drop boxes to be placed
TOP STORIES Federal judge tosses lawsuit seeking to block Wisconsin’s absentee witness signature rule … [Elias Law Group, 4 WI voters] sued [WEC] in October arguing that the state’s witness signature rule runs afoul of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
TOP STORIES WisDems commit $7M to TV ads in 5 key state Senate races … nearly half of the [$17M] Democrats spent in the 2022 cycle on all legislative races in both the Senate and Assembly. [compared to $88M Dems/allies
TOP STORIES Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump Biden is traveling to Racine [County] … where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion data center that
TOP STORIES Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state … The change has nothing to do with how Woodall ran elections, but instead had to do with “other issues internal to the election commission office
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.]
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several
TOP STORIES Lawmakers debate banning delta-8, other hemp products in WI … causing a sharp rise in reports of children and adults getting sick, raising concern among doctors and public health officials. … [also] House committee voted last week to ban most hemp-derived products. … Researchers who have tested the
TOP STORIES Ex-Milwaukee election chief Woodall, city reach separation agreement … notes the “importance of a smooth transition of leadership before the upcoming 2024 presidential election.” … [Woodall] will remain with the city in an [“associate director”] position [May 13 – Aug. 9] ― but with [restrictions] that include her
TOP STORIES Liberals, conservatives weigh in as DOJ considers formal opinion on election workers New constitutional amendment states that “[n]o individual other than an election official designated by law may perform any task in the conduct of any primary, election, or referendum.” On April 24, Dane Co. Corp Counsel asked
TOP STORIES Facing backlash from Jewish groups over protest deal, UWM chancellor Mone apologizes … “It is clear to me that UWM should not have weighed in on deeply complex geopolitical and historical issues,” Mone said in a Tuesday message to the campus community. “And for that, I apologize. I
TOP STORIES Vos recall committee addresses challenges as deadline nears … [Gableman, Brandtjen] spoke during a Racine Recall Committee news conference at the group’s headquarters … committee has until May 28 to gather 6,800 valid signatures for its second effort. … Gableman said he believes the recall effort is being
TOP STORIES Ron Johnson calls on GOP to set aside ‘squabbles’ on abortion in order to win elections Johnson says most Americans, Wisconsinites, ‘even most Republicans’ don’t support total abortion bans … Johnson said the greatest threat he sees facing America is “our horrible division,” which he blamed on Democrats
TOP STORIES Vice President Kamala Harris promotes economic agenda in Milwaukee visit Harris joins entertainer D.L. Hughley for her nationwide “Economic Opportunity Tour” in the lead up to the presidential election … at Discovery World … discussed how the country’s legacy of racism has created economic disparities, and a handful
TOP STORIES Biden courts Black voters in Milwaukee radio interview It’s the latest example of the importance of the Black vote in the race for the White House … In an interview on “The Truth with Sherwin Hughes” … Biden highlighted his record on issues that affect African Americans to
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TOP STORIES State Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills … Three dozen bills are scheduled for potential veto override attempts on Tuesday, but Republicans highlighted only five they definitely planned to take up [including $125M PFAS aid, $15M Chippewa Valley hospital aid, post-election
TOP STORIES Wisconsin Supreme Court considers expanding use of absentee ballot drop boxes … scheduled to hear arguments Monday … [on] whether to overturn [the-conservative] WI Supreme Court’s July 2022 ruling that … [forbid] absentee drop boxes to be placed anywhere other than in election clerk offices. … [RNC-RPW argued]
TOP STORIES Federal judge tosses lawsuit seeking to block Wisconsin’s absentee witness signature rule … [Elias Law Group, 4 WI voters] sued [WEC] in October arguing that the state’s witness signature rule runs afoul of the 1965 Voting Rights Act and threatens to disenfranchise eligible voters. … Judge James Peterson
TOP STORIES WisDems commit $7M to TV ads in 5 key state Senate races … nearly half of the [$17M] Democrats spent in the 2022 cycle on all legislative races in both the Senate and Assembly. [compared to $88M Dems/allies spent on 2022 guv race] … will target races in
TOP STORIES Biden heads to Wisconsin to laud a new Microsoft facility, meet voters — and troll Trump Biden is traveling to Racine [County] … where he’ll highlight a decision by Microsoft to build a $3.3 billion data center that is expected to create roughly 2,000 jobs. It’s also the
TOP STORIES Milwaukee election leader ousted 6 months before election in presidential swing state … The change has nothing to do with how Woodall ran elections, but instead had to do with “other issues internal to the election commission office and to city government that raised concern,” said the mayor’s
TOP STORIES UW Pres. Rothman says encampments are illegal and ‘ultimately will be gone’ … campus police will not clear the encampment, as they did Wednesday, as long as “productive discussions” with student protest organizers continue. … encampment was quiet Sunday morning, with no police in sight and students eating
TOP STORIES Joe Biden to make 4th trip to Wisconsin with Racine visit next week … on May 8, where he will deliver official remarks and then hold a campaign event. [follows DJT’s second WI stop in Wisconsin this year.] … first rally since his criminal trial began [April GB
TOP STORIES Trump campaigns in Waukesha, Hundreds flock to Waukesha County Expo Center for rally … his remarks didn’t begin until 1:30 p.m., but attendees were lined up hours in advance and maxed out the venue. He spoke for an hour and a half of his “peaceful and prosperous” term
TOP STORIES Police remove tents at UW-Madison’s pro-Palestinian encampment Police arrived on UW-Madison campus shortly before 7 a.m. local time … University police gave the students staying at the encampment a warning to evacuate shortly before 7 a.m. … began removing the tents as students jeered. … Video posted to
TOP STORIES Pro-Palestinian encampment protests reach Universities of Wisconsin Protesters held rallies at UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee on Monday … [about 300 students, faculty, activists in Madison] After speeches and chants [Students for Justice in Palestine’s Saba called for divestment,] several students pitched tents — two weeks after students at Columbia