Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 6

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Joe Biden’s visit to Westby, presidential campaign visits, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawsuit to be removed from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, political ad spending, controversy over student test score changes and more.

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WisDems: Republican attempts to amend Wisconsin’s constitution backfire, fueling Democratic enthusiasm

MADISON, Wis. — Today, the Nation highlighted the landslide victory by Wisconsin Democrats in voting down two conservative constitutional amendments in the August primary election. This victory was made possible thanks to WisDems’ statewide voter mobilization program and messaging, turning a Republican power-grab into a demonstration that Wisconsin voters are tired of Republica… Please

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks report sound second-quarter financial performance

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 119 state-chartered banks continue to exhibit sound financial performance through June 30, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the second quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s state-chartered banks stand at $68.0 billion, up from $66.8 billion

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WisDems: While Bryan Steil calls the end of Roe v. Wade a “Great Victory,” over 5,000 Wisconsinites forced to flee the state to find care

MADISON, Wis. — According to a new report independently verified by the Cap Times, more than 5,000 Wisconsinites were forced to flee the state in 2023 to seek abortion care thanks to the years-long effort by Republican politicians like Bryan Steil and Donald Trump to overturn Roe v. Wade and rip away health care from

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Jobs and Energy Coalition: Applaud release of DNR environmental impact statement on Line 5 relocation project

Madison, Wis – The Wisconsin Jobs and Energy Coalition, which consists of most of the state’s leading construction labor unions, business groups and agricultural organizations, applauded the long-awaited release of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources’ Line 5 Relocation Project Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The report, which is necessary to

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Dept. of Natural Resources: Publishes final environmental impact statement for proposed Enbridge Line 5 relocation

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today published its final Environmental Impact Statement for Enbridge, Inc.’s proposal to replace a segment of its Line 5 liquid petroleum pipeline in Ashland and Iron counties.  Operational since 1953, Line 5 is part of an extensive network of petroleum transport pipelines owned

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A Better Wisconsin Together: Project 2025 author backs Trump in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. — Donald Trump’s close involvement with Project 2025 became even clearer this week as one of its contributors, Monica Crowley, stopped in Milwaukee to tout her support for Trump’s agenda. Project 2025, a 900-page document written by former Trump staffers and MAGA allies as a blueprint for a Trump-Vance Administration, would:

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Rewind: Your Week in Review for Sept. 6

On this week’s episode of WisconsinEye’s “Rewind,” WisPolitics’s JR Ross and CBS 58’s Emilee Fannon discuss President Joe Biden’s visit to Westby, presidential campaign visits, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lawsuit to be removed from Wisconsin’s presidential ballot, political ad spending, controversy over student test score changes and more.

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Dept. of Public Instruction: State superintendent welcomes Secretary Cardona to Wisconsin, joins state, local leaders in kicking off new school year

MADISON — State Superintendent Dr. Jill Underly over the last two weeks kicked off the 2024-25 school year by visiting with students and staff at public schools around the state. She also joined U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and other leaders this week in learning about the needs of Wisconsin’s

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Dept. of Financial Institutions: Wisconsin’s State-Chartered Credit Unions Report Sound Second-Quarter Financial Performance

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin’s 107 state-chartered credit unions continue to exhibit sound financial performance as of June 30, 2024, according to data released today by the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI). At the end of the second quarter, total assets for Wisconsin’s state-chartered credit unions rose to $65.7 billion. This

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