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Republicans Slash University of Wisconsin Budget In War on Diversity
The Wisconsin GOP slashed $32 million from the University of Wisconsin School system in retaliation for them promoting diversity efforts.
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Obama Back! The Former President Has Plans to Help Democrats Before Midterms
He will heading to Michigan and Georgia later this month.
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rules Absentee Ballot Boxes Are Illegal
In a 4-3 ruling, the high court rules that ballot boxes cannot be anywhere other than elected officials’ offices
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U.S. Supreme Court Approves Wisconsin Congressional Maps, But Blocks State Legislative Maps
It’s the first time during this redistricting cycle that the court has overturned maps drawn by a state.
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Wisconsin Republicans Propose Incentives to Help With Police Recruiting
The proposed package of bills includes $5,000 signing bonuses and another $2,000 for officers already on the force to encourage retention.
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Wisconsin Officers Shoot Black Man Multiple Times in the Back; Curfew Imposed as Police Clash With Protesters
Protests broke out across Kenosha, Wis., Sunday night after police officers shot a Black man at least seven times in the back earlier that evening. Though the man, identified by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers as Jacob Blake, survived the shooting, he remained in serious condition as of Monday morning. The confrontation began around 5 p.m.…
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Supreme Court Forces Wisconsin Voters to Choose Between Their Health and Their Ballot
Wisconsin voters face an impossible choice this Election Day: protect their health, or protect their voice at the ballot box. That difficult decision was placed at their feet this week thanks to the Supreme Court, which, in a partisan decision, ruled to toss out tens of thousands of absentee ballots cast after Tuesday. As Slate…
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GOP Lawmakers in Wisconsin Rig the Game Against Incoming Elected Democrats Who Won Fair and Square
What’s happening in Wisconsin right now should be criminal. Republican lawmakers in the state passed legislation Wednesday that limits the power of the incoming Democrats who won their elected positions in November. The New York Times reports that after Scott Walker lost his bid for re-election and Republicans lost their stronghold on state government last…