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Greater Wisconsin Committee praises Evers in new TV ad

A new TV ad from the progressive Greater Wisconsin Committee praising Evers started today in Green Bay and Milwaukee. The 30-second ad touts “increased academic standards” and graduation rates across the state during Evers’ tenure as superintendent, as well as

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Assembly holds hearings on three drunken driving bills

Legislation aimed to tighten penalties for drunken drivers received strong support in an Assembly hearing today. Rep. Jim Ott, co-author of the three bills, said the legislation would help make drunken driving laws “more consistent with the seriousness of the

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Feingold creating LegitAction nonprofit

Former Dem U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold today announced the creation of LegitAction, a group that will be focused on protecting the right to vote, reforming the campaign finance system, abolishing the Electoral College and protecting the Supreme Court’s credibility. Feingold,

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DSCC running TV ad on GOP health care bill

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable

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Greater Wisconsin Committee praises Evers in new TV ad

A new TV ad from the progressive Greater Wisconsin Committee praising Evers started today in Green Bay and Milwaukee. The 30-second ad touts “increased academic standards” and graduation rates across the state during Evers’ tenure as superintendent, as well as his “focus on career and technical education to prepare our

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Evers outraises Holtz by more than double as election nears

State Superintendent Tony Evers’ campaign says he raised $217,616 in the run-up to the April 4 election, more than doubling what challenger Lowell Holtz pulled in over the same period. Evers’ campaign also said he will report $74,634 in cash on hand. Holtz, who has regularly trailed Evers for fundraising,

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Moore says she has ‘cautious optimism’ after meeting with Trump

U.S. Rep. Gwen Moore met with President Trump to share concerns “over a disturbing trend of disregard” for African American communities and reactions to his budget and policy agenda. Trump had invited members of the Congressional Black Caucus to meet yesterday, including Moore, to meet with him. The Milwaukee Dem

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Assembly holds hearings on three drunken driving bills

Legislation aimed to tighten penalties for drunken drivers received strong support in an Assembly hearing today. Rep. Jim Ott, co-author of the three bills, said the legislation would help make drunken driving laws “more consistent with the seriousness of the offense.” Two of the three bills would create tougher consequences

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Feingold creating LegitAction nonprofit

Former Dem U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold today announced the creation of LegitAction, a group that will be focused on protecting the right to vote, reforming the campaign finance system, abolishing the Electoral College and protecting the Supreme Court’s credibility. Feingold, who last fall lost his rematch with U.S. Sen. Ron

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DSCC running TV ad on GOP health care bill

The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is starting a new TV ad that will run in Wisconsin asking, “What will the Republican health care bill cost you?” A DSCC spokesman said the ad will run in Wisconsin through a national cable buy. It also will include targeted digital ads. The 30-second

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Johnson unsure Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year

U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson told a WisPolitics.com breakfast today he’s not confident an Obamacare replacement bill will pass this year, while House Speaker Paul Ryan said Republicans need to pass the bill to keep the promise they made to voters last fall. Johnson declined to endorse the current version that

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State Supreme Court deadlocks on limited liability case

The state Supreme Court today deadlocked 3-3 in a case that was expected to clarify the rights and obligations limited liability members have to each other under Wisconsin law. But the court did not identify how the participating justices voted, something Justice Shirley Abrahamson wrote has not happened since 1979.

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Race for vacant DNC spot up to three candidates now

The field for Wisconsin’s vacant DNC spot is now up to three candidates. Luke Fuszard, who told WisPolitics.com last week he was thinking about a bid, said he’s now officially in the race. The chair of the Young Democrats of Wisconsin, who works for a health care startup tech company,

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State, UW could save $22 million if ACA insurer fee is repealed

The state and UW System could save almost $22 million if the Affordable Care Act’s health insurer fee is repealed, according to the Legislative Fiscal Bureau. The agency today provided members of the Joint Finance Committee an overview of the guv’s call to move to a self-insurance model, along with

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