Rep. August: Statement on Steineke resignation

MADISON…State Representative Tyler (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement regarding the announcement that State Representative Jim Steineke is resigning from the legislature: “Jim has been an excellent Majority Leader for the Assembly Republican caucus. His leadership will be greatly missed.

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John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Orwellian high court

Drop boxes aren’t a threat to democracy. The problem is judicial activism by Republican-aligned jurists who reject the rule of law and embrace the Orwellian dictate that, “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.”

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Lena Taylor: SCOTUS is on the slopes

Nothing is out of bounds. Poised to hear cases on affirmative action in higher education and whether business owners can discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, SCOTUS is charting new territory. They are blazing a path and dumping established law along the way.

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American Dairy Coalition: Announces federal milk pricing policy priorities

GREEN BAY, Wis. — American Dairy Coalition, a grassroots dairy farmer-led organization, has been engaging farmers and industry in discussion of the future of milk pricing since 2020. That’s when the unintended consequences of the Class I price formula change, which passed in the last farm bill, became apparent in Federal Milk Marketing Order

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UW System: Statements regarding UW-Madison Chancellor Emeritus Rebecca Blank

MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System issued these statements today after the announcement that UW-Madison Chancellor Emeritus Rebecca Blank has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer: “Becky has contributed enormously to the success of UW-Madison and the University of Wisconsin System. We are grateful to have benefited from her leadership

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DOJ: Launches $2 million critical incident mapping data grant program

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Wisconsin Act 109 Digital Mapping of School Buildings 2022 grant program. This grant program will offer reimbursement to school boards and governing bodies

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Rep. August: Statement on Steineke resignation

MADISON…State Representative Tyler (R-Lake Geneva) released the following statement regarding the announcement that State Representative Jim Steineke is resigning from the legislature: “Jim has been an excellent Majority Leader for the Assembly Republican caucus. His leadership will be greatly missed. Jim and I came into the Assembly as part of

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John Nichols: Wisconsin’s Orwellian high court

Drop boxes aren’t a threat to democracy. The problem is judicial activism by Republican-aligned jurists who reject the rule of law and embrace the Orwellian dictate that, “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power, pure power.”

Read More »

Lena Taylor: SCOTUS is on the slopes

Nothing is out of bounds. Poised to hear cases on affirmative action in higher education and whether business owners can discriminate against members of the LGBTQ community, SCOTUS is charting new territory. They are blazing a path and dumping established law along the way.

Read More »