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TUE PM Update: Vance to visit Milwaukee on Friday

From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance will campaign in Milwaukee on Friday, his second visit to the state since the national convention.  Vance was in Eau Claire last week as he shadowed Dem nominee Kamala Harris

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TUE PM Update: Amundson stepping down as DCF secretary in September

From WisPolitics … — Department of Children and Families Secretary Emilie Amundson will leave her position effective Sept. 11, Gov. Tony Evers announced today.  Deputy Secretary Jeff Pertl will replace Amundson, according to Evers’ release.  Amundson, who previously served as chief of staff to Evers in his former role as

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WED PM Update: Federal judge shrugs off Lincoln Hills letters

From WisPolitics … — A federal judge brushed aside letters from Dem Gov. Tony Evers and GOP lawmakers over an agreement limiting how staff discipline residents at the state’s troubled youth prisons. He said a formal motion would have to be filed with his court if anyone wants changes. Fifteen

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THU PM Update: Evers touts report on progress toward clean energy goals

From WisPolitics … — Gov. Tony Evers today touted a report detailing progress toward clean energy goals, which he argued is evidence the state doesn’t have to choose between addressing climate change and economic development.  “We shouldn’t have to choose between mitigating climate change and protecting our environment and good

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TUE PM Update: Vance to visit Milwaukee on Friday

From WisPolitics … — GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance will campaign in Milwaukee on Friday, his second visit to the state since the national convention.  Vance was in Eau Claire last week as he shadowed Dem nominee Kamala Harris and her running mate Tim Walz during their tour of

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MON PM Update: 288k absentee ballots returned so far of 387k requested

From WisPolitics … — Wisconsin’s top election official today said 288,021 of the 387,280 absentee ballots requested for tomorrow’s primary election have been returned as of this morning.  Of the ballots that have been returned, Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe said 92,171 were completed through the in-person absentee voting

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THU PM Update: Former regent Atwell urges pause on UW branch closures as committee studies university’s financial position

From WisPolitics …  — Former Universities of Wisconsin Regent Robert Atwell today questioned whether the closure of four branch campuses this year would actually help the universities’ financial situation.  Two additional two-year campuses are slated to close in 2025 due to enrollment challenges. “Stop closing campuses until we have a

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TUE PM Update: Anti-amendment groups have raised $3.5 million

From WisPolitics … — Three groups opposing the constitutional amendments to give the Legislature oversight of spending federal money have raised more than $3.5 million for their efforts encouraging people to vote no Aug. 13, according to their latest filings. Meanwhile, the only group to register with the state to

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THU PM Update: Cooke, Shankland trade barbs as 3rd CD primary approaches

From WisPolitics … — Rep. Katrina Shankland, D-Stevens Point, today knocked 3rd CD primary rival Rebecca Cooke after a group backing Cooke’s campaign started running an ad claiming Shankland is “working for Republicans, not you.” Cooke’s campaign fired back that Shankland needs to answer for her record on health care

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