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Dipesh Navsaria: Confused immunization messaging bolsters anti-vax agenda

The messaging from the federal government — the Department of Health and Human Services and its agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control and the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices — can only be characterized as a confused mess of some existing science, cherry-picked fringe studies, unproven theories, and wishful thinking.

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John Nichols: Tom Tiffany chooses ignorance

Tiffany’s steadfast refusal to break with the administration — even on issues where it would make sense to do so — has often required absurd political contortions. Nowhere was that more evident than in Tiffany’s response to the killing of Alex Pretti.

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Gregg Hoffmann: Knowles-Nelson watered down

Two bills renew the Knowles-Nelson in name but fundamentally weaken the stewardship program’s core purpose: preserving important natural communities, protecting water quality and fisheries, and expanding opportunities for outdoor recreation.

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Oct. 3

On this week’s episode of “Rewind,” Wisconsin Public Radio Capitol Reporter Anya Van Wagtendonk and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel State Government and Politics Reporter Jessie Opoien discuss the federal government shutdown, the races for governor and Supreme Court, a bill from GOP senators to legalize medical marijuana and more.

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