Tom Still: UW’s Jay Rothman takes budget push on the road; path eventually leads to Capitol

Rothman and the Board of Regents must overcome skepticism in the state Capitol, where a recent analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau showed the Universities of Wisconsin employed about 6,000 more people in the 2022-23 academic year than it did in 1992-93. During the same period, overall enrollment climbed only slightly, from about 160,000 in 1992-93 to 163,589 expected this fall.

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A Better Wisconsin Together: Harris-Walz new path forward versus Trump-Vance dangerous and divisive Project 2025 on tap in Vice Presidential Debate

MADISON, Wis. — Tonight, Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz will take the stage to debate Republican JD Vance, and Wisconsinites will be presented with two vastly different visions for our future.  According to A Better Wisconsin Together Communications Director Lucy Ripp, tonight’s debate will bring to the forefront a stark

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TUE News Summary: Harris in Fox Valley Thursday; Wausau drop box returned in front of city hall

TOP STORIES Kamala Harris to campaign Thursday afternoon in Fox Valley… event posted on the Democratic Party of Wisconsin website. … scheduled from 3-6 p.m. Thursday. No location was given, except to say it was in the Fox Valley. By Alexander, APPLETON POST CRESCENThttps://www.postcrescent.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/10/01/vice-president-kamala-harris-to-campaign-thursday-in-fox-valley/… Please log in to access subscriber

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Tom Still: UW’s Jay Rothman takes budget push on the road; path eventually leads to Capitol

Rothman and the Board of Regents must overcome skepticism in the state Capitol, where a recent analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau showed the Universities of Wisconsin employed about 6,000 more people in the 2022-23 academic year than it did in 1992-93. During the same period, overall enrollment climbed only slightly, from about 160,000 in 1992-93 to 163,589 expected this fall.

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WisDems: Three of a kind — former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney tells Wisconsin to reject Donald Trump, Eric Hovde and Derrick Van Orden

MADISON, Wis. — With Donald Trump making increasingly desperate pleas for attention in Wisconsin, his extremist lackeys are standing with him—and driving their own voters away. At the Cap Times Idea Fest, former Republican representative Liz Cheney, who endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris along with her father, Dick Cheney,said if she were a

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U.S. Sen. Baldwin: Rolls out bipartisan legislation to safeguard domestic food supply, keep prices down at grocery store

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined a group of Republican colleagues to introduce the Securing American Agriculture Act, bipartisan legislation to bolster and protect our domestic food and agriculture supply chains and reduce reliance on foreign adversaries. China has gained a significant market share in the production of essential

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WisDems: Wisconsin State Journal — Eric Hovde an “equal-opportunity offender” of Wisconsin women and men

MADISON, Wis. — Last Friday, the Wisconsin State Journal highlighted how California bank owner Eric Hovde demeaned both men and women in Wisconsin. Following his comment that he believes women “spend too much time focused on Hollywood,” he insulted Wisconsin men, saying they’re too focused on “sports” and “fantasy sports” to be civically

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Committee to Protect Health Care: As Trump visits Waunakee, Milwaukee today, Wisconsin physicians warn of his threats to health care costs

MILWAUKEE — Today former President Donald Trump is delivering remarks on the economy in Waunakee and Milwaukee. Trump has threatened multiple times over the past 9 years to repeal the Affordable Care Act. He and his allies in Congress also want to dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act. Ahead of his visits, Wisconsin physicians warned

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