U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, local Wisconsin leaders to call for more federal emergency funding for state and local governments to provide essential services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and local leaders from across the state to demand more federal emergency funding for state, local and tribal governments. Many Wisconsin communities are in dire financial

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Dave Cieslewicz: Treat Madison cops fairly

When I think about the community’s relationship to the Madison Police Department over the last decade, one thing stands out. Local activists and too many local officials have taken correct observations about the history of policing in America and about the culture of departments in other cities and applied them inappropriately to Madison.

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Conservative group launches in-person campaign in Wisconsin, 3 other states

The conservative Heritage Action for American announced today it’s launching an in-person grassroots campaign in four states, including Wisconsin. The effort began yesterday with canvassers starting to knock on 200,000 doors in Wisconsin, Iowa, North Carolina and Pennsylvania. It’s one of the first national groups to announce plans to return

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Joins Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski, local Wisconsin leaders to call for more federal emergency funding for state and local governments to provide essential services

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin today joined Wisconsin State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski and local leaders from across the state to demand more federal emergency funding for state, local and tribal governments. Many Wisconsin communities are in dire financial positions due to the cost of unplanned and unprecedented expenses

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U.S. Sens. Johnson, Lankford: File amendment to replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as new federal holiday

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and committee member James Lankford (R-Okla.), filed an amendment to this legislation Wednesday that would replace Columbus Day with Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. “In response to a bipartisan effort to give federal workers another

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Dave Cieslewicz: Treat Madison cops fairly

When I think about the community’s relationship to the Madison Police Department over the last decade, one thing stands out. Local activists and too many local officials have taken correct observations about the history of policing in America and about the culture of departments in other cities and applied them inappropriately to Madison.

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