House passes gun safety bill, sending measure to Biden’s desk
Friday, 24 June 2022 - The Hill Press
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/guns-domestic-violence-s441.jpgLegislation calls for enhancing background checks for gun purchasers between the age of 18 and 21, closes the so-called boyfriend loophole, creates a federal offense for straw purchases or trafficking and clarifies the definition of a licensed firearm dealer.
Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade
Friday, 24 June 2022 - The Hill Press
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/roe-v-wade-decision-vf-s450.jpgOpinion will fuel questions about whether rights seen by some as having a thin historical record and not explicitly referenced in the Constitution may be denied to all the people.
Former officials describe fierce Trump pressure on Justice Dept.
Friday, 24 June 2022 - The Hill Press
http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/trump-jan6-doj-testimony-s450.pngFormer Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen, his deputy Richard Donoghue and Steven Engel, then head of the Office of Legal Counsel described weeks of chaos inside the Trump White House as the president scrambled to reverse his electoral defeat.
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Rural summit covers challenges facing public safety, broadband expansion
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Administration says money is necessary to help Ukraine defeat a sustained Russian attack over the coming months and address the global impacts of the war.
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The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact bill, that would guarantee the Presidency to the candidate who receives the most popular votes in the nation, will be discussed.
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Big dairy farm in Kewaunee County has challenged the requirement to monitor water quality for manure contamination. The move is the latest chapter in the ongoing conflict over nitrate contamination. Isiah Holmes reports.
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Office will facilitate statewide collaboration to provide strategies to promote environmentally just policies and prevent disparate outcomes
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Beginning last week, Biden started doing more domestic trips, which offer him more opportunities to fundraise outside of the nation’s capital.
- Conservation Voters applaud Gov. Tony Evers’ historic release of Clean Energy Plan
- State Office Releases First-Ever Clean Energy Plan
- Judge strikes down CDC mask mandate for travel
- TAX DAY: Wisconsinites Seeing Income Tax Cut
- Wisconsin Supreme Court’s Adoption of Gerrymandered GOP Maps
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Reverses Redistricting Decision
- “Get Kids Ahead Initiative” Awards $15 Million to Local Schools
- Voting Rights at the Wis. Supreme Court
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