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Contact: Karen Hickey 414-573-7579, khickey@wisaflcio.org Donald Trump Hates Overtime Pay, Disrespects Workers Who Earn It Waunakee, WI ‒  Wisconsin union voters are wise to the shell game that Donald Trump is playing when it comes to overtime protections. He is claiming

MADISON– As the undersigned organizations and groups who work together to strengthen our democracy and serve the people of Wisconsin, we urge voters to vote no this November on the statewide constitutional amendment. No matter where we were born, our

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The Libertarian Party of Wisconsin (LPWI) is disgusted by the two “major” parties using minor tax cuts as political favors. While the proposal to end taxation on tips will provide minor relief to a minority of workers, a repeal of

The Associated Press reports that Democrats are trying to sabotage the Wisconsin Senate race by recruiting a straw-man candidate to run for the seat and take votes from Republican businessman Eric Hovde. The “Patriots Run Project,” funded by Democrat donors, recruited Thomas

The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire – Barron County is hosting a special screening of the documentary “Bad River: A Story of Defiance” as part of its annual Indigenous Peoples Celebration on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The film that displays a powerful

MADISON, Wis. – Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a settlement with the former owners and operators of Morning View Dairy, a medium-sized dairy farm near Merrill, Wisconsin. The defendants agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve violations related to a fish

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz will take the stage to debate Republican JD Vance, and Wisconsinites will be presented with two vastly different visions for our future.  According to A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy

MADISON — As the sun begins to set on an August evening, Emma Mason strides onto a glowing pasture on her family’s farm near Mineral Point, Wisconsin, and shouts to her three younger siblings, “Who’s bangin’ buckets tonight?” Ben, 14,

MADISON, Wis. — With Donald Trump making increasingly desperate pleas for attention in Wisconsin, his extremist lackeys are standing with him—and driving their own voters away. At the Cap Times Idea Fest, former Republican representative Liz Cheney, who endorsed Vice President Kamala

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) joins the nation in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Safe Drinking Water Act, landmark legislation protecting public health and safeguarding our nation’s drinking water.   Since its passage in 1974, the

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of Republican colleagues to introduce the Securing American Agriculture Act, bipartisan legislation to bolster and protect our domestic food and agriculture supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries. China has

MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the Wisconsin State Journal highlighted how California bank owner Eric Hovde demeaned both men and women in Wisconsin. Following his comment that he believes women “spend too much time focused on Hollywood,” he insulted Wisconsin men, saying they’re

MILWAUKEE — Today former President Donald Trump is delivering remarks on the economy in Waunakee and Milwaukee. Trump has threatened multiple times over the past 9 years to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He and his allies in Congress also want to dismantle the

Hi folks! Welcome back to Tammy Tuesdays, our weekly update email on Tammy’s work and the big fights she’s taking on for Wisconsin families. Tammy knows that there’s more that unites us than divides. She understands that Wisconsin’s middle-class families

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MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Democratic Party of Wisconsin announced its latest virtual grassroots live event, a reunion with the cast of the hit HBO comedy Veep, raised $735,000 to support Democratic candidates up and down the ballot. In total, more than

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is positioning itself to strengthen entrepreneurial pathways, experiences and outcomes, drawing on the findings and recommendations of a study commissioned by Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin.  The comprehensive plan outlined in the study aims to create a thriving

Today, Team Harris-Walz rolled out the latest ads in its Project 2025 paid media blitz that kicked off in August highlighting the threat that Trump’s extreme agenda poses for Asian American communities.  The television and digital pots “Disaster” and “Set Us Back” – which will blanket