Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 12

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a proposed constitutional amendment to block governors from increasing spending through vetoes, Gov. Tony Evers’ letter asking the WEDC to review the Foxconn deal and more.

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WisPolitics Midday – July 12, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update, brought to you by Spectrum: Dem candidate visit LULAC national convention in Milwaukee. LFB says state still faces large structural deficit heading into the next biennium. President Trump attacks former WI Rep and House Speaker

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Dept. of Military Affairs: National Guard exercises during PATRIOT North

Contact: Lt. Col. Mickey Kirschenbaum                                                                                    Phone: 775-287-5592 VOLK FIELD, Wis. – A natural disaster can strike any time, and the National Guard, along with state and county emergency management agencies, will conduct a disaster readiness exercise called PATRIOT North,

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Voces de la Frontera: Community forum on defending families & restoring driver licenses for immigrants on Saturday

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 Christine Neumann-Ortiz, christine@vdlf.org, 414-736-2835 WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN — On Saturday, July 13, Voces de la Frontera will hold the next stop of the Defending Families, Restoring Driver Licenses for Immigrants statewide tour in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee. At Saturday’s

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Sen. Taylor: Too many unanswered questions on upcoming ICE raids

Contact: Michelle Bryant (608) 266-5810 MILWAUKEE – In response to Donald Trump announcing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin removing thousands of undocumented immigrants from the United States on Sunday, July 14th, State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for July 12

On this week’s episode, WisPolitics.com’s JR Ross and WisconsinEye’s Steve Walters discuss a proposed constitutional amendment to block governors from increasing spending through vetoes, Gov. Tony Evers’ letter asking the WEDC to review the Foxconn deal and more.

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Trump urges Congress to pass US-Mexico-Canada trade pact

President Donald Trump touted the nation’s strong economy and urged Congress to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement during a speech at Derco Aerospace in Milwaukee. In his sixth visit to the state since taking office, Trump touched on issues ranging from Chinese tariffs on American crops to the 2017

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U.S. Rep. Pocan: To travel to Florida, visit unaccompanied children’s shelter to conduct congressional oversight

Contact: Ron Boehmer 202-225-2906 WASHINGTON, DC – On Monday, July 15, 2019, U.S. Representative Mark Pocan (WI-02) will travel to Miami, Florida, to conduct an oversight visit of the Homestead Influx Facility for unaccompanied children.  The facility is temporarily charged by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) of the Department of Health and Human

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WisPolitics Midday – July 12, 2019

In today’s WisPolitics Midday Update, brought to you by Spectrum: Dem candidate visit LULAC national convention in Milwaukee. LFB says state still faces large structural deficit heading into the next biennium. President Trump attacks former WI Rep and House Speaker Paul Ryan via Twitter.  

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Dept. of Military Affairs: National Guard exercises during PATRIOT North

Contact: Lt. Col. Mickey Kirschenbaum                                                                                    Phone: 775-287-5592 VOLK FIELD, Wis. – A natural disaster can strike any time, and the National Guard, along with state and county emergency management agencies, will conduct a disaster readiness exercise called PATRIOT North, beginning July 16, 2019. PATRIOT North is a joint, interagency

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Rep. Vruwink: Checks & balances are vital to successful governing

Contact: Rep. Don Vruwink, 608-266-3790 By State Representative Don Vruwink Successful governments are based on compromise. The United States Constitution was built on compromise. Large and small states, slave-holding and free states, exports and imports … all of these issues and interests had to be negotiated. It took three months

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Voces de la Frontera: Community forum on defending families & restoring driver licenses for immigrants on Saturday

Contact: Sam Singleton-Freeman, sfreeman@vdlf.org, 414-469-9206 Christine Neumann-Ortiz, christine@vdlf.org, 414-736-2835 WAUWATOSA, WISCONSIN — On Saturday, July 13, Voces de la Frontera will hold the next stop of the Defending Families, Restoring Driver Licenses for Immigrants statewide tour in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, just outside of Milwaukee. At Saturday’s meeting, community members will speak out about the need to build

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Sen. Taylor: Too many unanswered questions on upcoming ICE raids

Contact: Michelle Bryant (608) 266-5810 MILWAUKEE – In response to Donald Trump announcing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will begin removing thousands of undocumented immigrants from the United States on Sunday, July 14th, State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) released the following statement:  “If the Trump administration can’t adequately process the undocumented

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