Evers calls for special session to address gun violence

Gov. Tony Evers today issued an executive order calling a special session of the Legislature starting Nov. 7 to deal with gun violence. Evers’ order calls on lawmakers to take up “red-flag” law legislation and a bill to create universal background checks. But Senate Majority Leader Scott Fitzgerald, R-Juneau, pledged

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National Institute for Reproductive Health: Midwest cities take steps to protect abortion access

Chicago, Columbus, Milwaukee, St. Louis, and Other Midwest Cities Take Steps to Protect Abortion Access, According to Reproductive Freedom Report  National Institute for Reproductive Health’s Local Reproductive Freedom Index Analyzes Policies of 50 Major Cities, Offers Roadmap and Tools for Advocates and Policymakers Facing Attacks from the Trump-Pence Administration and

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Murphy, Neubauer debate campus free speech bill on ‘UpFront’

State Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville, said a campus free speech bill is “imperative,” while Rep. Greta Neubauer, D-Racine, said the bill would actually “undermine” free speech in Wisconsin. The two appeared Sunday on “UpFront,” produced in partnership with WisPolitics.com. The bill would establish penalties for UW students who repeatedly disrupt

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