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John Nichols: Baldwin, Pocan battle Trump’s very cruel cut

The Trump administration has been moving to gut all sorts of essential services for Americans. But one of the cruelest cuts came last week when, at the direction of the White House, the LGBTQ+ Youth Specialized Services program of the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline was eliminated.

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WisOpinion: ‘The Insiders’ debate right of first refusal legislation for Wisconsin transmission line projects

The WisOpinion Insiders, Chvala and Jensen, discuss legislation deadlocked in committee that would give utilities doing business in Wisconsin the right of first refusal for transmission line projects as utilities and transmission line companies lobby in support. Sponsored by the Wisconsin Counties Association and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for June 20

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio’s Anya van Wagtendonk and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Jessie Opoien discuss state budget negotiations breaking down, the Minnesota lawmaker shootings, the state Supreme Court ruling on legislative oversight of Department of Justice settlements and more.

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