POLITICS
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Despite record surplus, Republicans again reject childcare help for Wisconsin families
Gov. Tony Evers’ special session bill has been replaced with another tax cut geared toward higher incomes. Evers is responding with funding that will keep the childcare assistance coming into 2025. Republican legislators have dashed any remaining hopes that a fall legislative session would address critical workforce issues in Wisconsin—doing to Gov. Tony Evers’ proposal…
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Trump’s rhetoric grows more violent as he builds 2024 primary lead
In recent months, Donald Trump has called for the execution of a US military official, mocked the assault of an 83-year-old man, used rhetoric that echoes Hitler’s Mein Kampf, and verbally attacked prosecutors and judges.
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Even after conservative former justices warn against it, Vos may still try to impeach Protasiewicz
Only a justice for two months, Protasiewicz has yet to hear a challenge to Republicans’ gerrymandered maps—but the Assembly Speaker is threatening impeachment if he doesn’t like how she rules on the case.
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Biden moves to ban all junk fees and hidden charges for Wisconsinites
“[These] charges are taking real money out of the pockets of American families. These junk fees can add up to hundreds of dollars, weighing down family budgets, making it harder to pay family bills,” President Biden said on Wednesday.
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Vos backs down from impeaching Protasiewicz, while hinting the US Supreme Court could intervene
A conservative former justice advised Rep. Robin Vos not to pursue impeachment for “partisan politics,” but the Speaker telegraphed potential US Supreme Court interference in Wisconsin’s political maps—again.
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Wisconsinites Get Financial Relief as Biden Cancels More Student Debt
This round of debt relief will eliminate the debt of 125,000 borrowers nationwide: 22,000 with disabilities, 51,000 through an income-driven repayment plan, and 53,000 through the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
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Man with handgun seeking governor arrested in Wisconsin Capitol, returns with assault rifle
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A man illegally brought a loaded handgun into the Wisconsin Capitol, demanding to see Gov. Tony Evers, and returned at night with an assault rifle after posting bail, police said Thursday.
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A Milwaukee Father and Son on How Union Work Changed Their Lives
“The word union has been so taboo for so long, and he’s [Biden] on national TV saying the word ‘union,’” Levar Wilson Sr. said. “America was built on union labor, union work. Every union member benefits from the fact that he uses that specific word.”
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Wisconsin Seniors to See Lower Drug Costs as Medicare Price Negotiations Advance
The provision, signed into law by President Biden, will significantly lower out-of-pocket drug costs for many of the nearly 1 million Wisconsin seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D coverage.
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National Democrats sue to block Wisconsin’s absentee voting witness requirements
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A national Democratic law firm on Monday challenged Wisconsin’s witness requirements for absentee voting, arguing that the state is violating the federal Voting Rights Act by demanding a witness signature on ballot envelopes.
