Priorities USA ad campaign targets Trump’s environmental record

Priorities USA is launching a series of new ads in Wisconsin targeting President Trump’s environmental record. The new campaign, released with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, features one mail and three digital ads that Priorities USA Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan said are aimed at 190,000 swing voters across Wisconsin. Geoghegan told WisPolitics.com the ads are par… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options. Username or E-mail Password * Remember Me     Forgot Password

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MON PM Update: Elections Commission still searching for answers on tubs of absentee ballots from April 7 election

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers From WisPolitics.com … — State officials are still unsure why some 1,600 absentee ballots from voters in the Fox Valley ended up in a Milwaukee postal sorting facility or why some Oshkosh voters — including the Assembly minority leader — never received the ballots they’d requested for the April 7 election. The state Elections Commission today release… Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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Report: Wisconsin could see 1.8M mail-in absentee ballot requests for November election

The Wisconsin Elections Commission a new report says that if voting patterns hold for the November election, the state could see more than 1.8 million requests for mail-in absentee ballots. “This kind of volume would present terrific challenges for Wisconsin election officials at all levels,” the report said. To prepare for a potential surge in mail-in ballots, commission officials said they are: “exploring the opportunity” to mail every registered voter an absentee request form; seeking to improve the photo ID upload and confirmation of submission aspects of the online MyVote absentee ballot request system; and revamping the MyVote system so

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Sen.Tiffany: To resign from the Wisconsin State Senate

MADISON, Wis. — State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) released the following statement on Monday regarding his resignation from the Wisconsin State Senate: “Later today I will resign from the Wisconsin State Senate.  I want to thank the people of the 12th Senate District for putting their faith in me to represent their voices in Madison.  It has been an honor to work for them, and I am grateful for having the opportunity to serve in the Wisconsin Legislature. “When I was first elected to the State Assembly in 2010, lawmakers faced a $3.6 billion budget deficit, taxes and fees were high and

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Gov. Evers: Announces $75 million We’re All In grant program and initiative to spur Wisconsin’s economic recovery, promote safe business practices

Contact: [email protected] or 608-219-7443 MADISON—Gov. Tony Evers today announced $75 million in assistance for small businesses as part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s We’re All In initiative, a comprehensive effort to celebrate and help Wisconsin’s small businesses get back on their feet and support best practices to keep businesses, consumers, employees and communities safe. Funded largely by federal dollars received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, this initiative will provide direct assistance to small businesses most impacted by the duration and restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic. These $2,500 cash grants will assist with the costs of business interruption or for

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MON News Summary: Key Republicans oppose Evers’ proposed stay-at-home order replacement

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com and the … Please log in to access subscriber content. If you don’t have a subscription, click here for a WisPolitics free trial and to view the different subscription options.

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John Adams: Paying the price for forgotten lessons

In the 30s and 40s, smart policies came out of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin and created the New Deal’s foundation, but no more. With the loss of power in those rural areas, we have become the serfs of the corporate class again, and we know they are not for us but for shareholders.

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Priorities USA ad campaign targets Trump’s environmental record

Priorities USA is launching a series of new ads in Wisconsin targeting President Trump’s environmental record. The new campaign, released with the League of Conservation Voters Victory Fund, features one mail and three digital ads that Priorities USA Wisconsin Outreach Director Cassidy Geoghegan said are aimed at 190,000 swing voters

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Sen.Tiffany: To resign from the Wisconsin State Senate

MADISON, Wis. — State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Minocqua) released the following statement on Monday regarding his resignation from the Wisconsin State Senate: “Later today I will resign from the Wisconsin State Senate.  I want to thank the people of the 12th Senate District for putting their faith in me to represent their

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Gov. Evers: Announces $75 million We’re All In grant program and initiative to spur Wisconsin’s economic recovery, promote safe business practices

Contact: [email protected] or 608-219-7443 MADISON—Gov. Tony Evers today announced $75 million in assistance for small businesses as part of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s We’re All In initiative, a comprehensive effort to celebrate and help Wisconsin’s small businesses get back on their feet and support best practices to keep businesses, consumers, employees and communities

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MON News Summary: Key Republicans oppose Evers’ proposed stay-at-home order replacement

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Friday: New Common Council President Cavalier Johnson Headlines Newsmaker Lunch Hour Newly-elected Milwaukee Common Council President Cavalier Johnson will be the featured guest at a virtual event set for noon on Friday, May 22. This Newsmaker Lunch Hour is presented by a partnership between WisPolitics.com

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John Adams: Paying the price for forgotten lessons

In the 30s and 40s, smart policies came out of North Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin and created the New Deal’s foundation, but no more. With the loss of power in those rural areas, we have become the serfs of the corporate class again, and we know they are not for us but for shareholders.

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