Rep. Allen: Introduces bill expanding rights for virtual students

Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) along with Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) introduced legislation enabling students enrolled in virtual charter schools to participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, in their resident school districts. Virtual charter schools are public schools where students

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Dan O’Donnell: Crisis management

The sky has been falling on the Separation of Powers doctrine ever since the three Democrat-appointed members of the Wisconsin Election Commission voted to willfully defy both the state’s legislative and judicial branches by refusing to comply with a court order to remove 209,000 names from the voter rolls.

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Dave Zweifel: Don’t let the vote suppressors win in Wisconsin

Rick Esenberg and the rest of his staff at WILL have long been in cahoots with Wisconsin Republicans to suppress the vote, whether it be voter ID, fewer days and hours for absentee voting or now, purging voting lists because people have either moved or didn’t take the time to return a postcard to confirm their address.

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Rep. Allen: Introduces bill expanding rights for virtual students

Representative Scott Allen (R-Waukesha) along with Senator Jerry Petrowski (R-Marathon) introduced legislation enabling students enrolled in virtual charter schools to participate in extracurricular activities, including interscholastic athletics, in their resident school districts. Virtual charter schools are public schools where students to participate remotely via the internet. As public charter schools,

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Wisconsin AFL-CIO President Bloomingdale: The failed veto override vote to lower training standards for CNAs in Wisconsin

“High training standards for Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) were protected yesterday when the Republican-led attempt failed to override Governor Evers’ veto of Assembly Bill 76, a reckless and dangerous bill to slash training hours for CNAs,” said Stephanie Bloomingdale, President of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO. “In a party line vote of 63-36,

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Introduces bipartisan industries of the future bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, helped introduce the bipartisan Industries of the Future Act of 2020. The legislation, introduced with Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker (R-MS) and Senators Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Gary Peters (D-MI), would advance U.S. global leadership

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Dept. of Transportation: Second round of VW Transit Capital Assistance Grants available

Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary-designee Craig Thompson announces today that $20 million in Volkswagen Diesel Emissions Environmental Mitigation Trust funds are now available for the replacement of eligible public transit buses. “Funding the capital needs of the state’s transit systems is an ongoing challenge,” said Secretary-designee Thompson.  “These grants will

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Rep. Vruwink, Treasurer Godlewski: Hold forum on student loan debt with business owners and community leaders

NEWVILLE, Wis – State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and Rep. Don Vruwink (D-Milton) held a forum in Edgerton Wednesday for community members and local business owners to express their concerns about the impact that looming student loan debt is having on Wisconsin. The Milton Area Chamber of Commerce and Forward Janesville hosted the event at Culver’s

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Dan O’Donnell: Crisis management

The sky has been falling on the Separation of Powers doctrine ever since the three Democrat-appointed members of the Wisconsin Election Commission voted to willfully defy both the state’s legislative and judicial branches by refusing to comply with a court order to remove 209,000 names from the voter rolls.

Read More »

Dave Zweifel: Don’t let the vote suppressors win in Wisconsin

Rick Esenberg and the rest of his staff at WILL have long been in cahoots with Wisconsin Republicans to suppress the vote, whether it be voter ID, fewer days and hours for absentee voting or now, purging voting lists because people have either moved or didn’t take the time to return a postcard to confirm their address.

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