MADISON - Today, the State Senate took action on the improper and illegal nomination of Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin’s top election official. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement on the Senate’s action:

MADISON - Today, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin announced that they would be resuming abortion services on Monday, September 18 at both the Water Street Health Center in Milwaukee and the Madison East Health Center. This decision is pursuant to Judge Diane Schlipper’s ruling back in July which included language that stated, "There is no such thing as an '1849 Abortion Ban' in Wisconsin. A physician who performs a consensual medical abortion commits a crime only 'after the fetus or unborn child reaches viability.”

MADISON – Today Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) announced that Republicans in the Assembly plan to introduce Iowa-style redistricting in Wisconsin.

MILWAUKEE - We start with the GOP threat to lawlessly impeach Justice Janet Protasiewicz in a desperate attempt to hold on to gerrymandered maps. Will the latest Republican attack on democracy succeed? We dig into the latest GOP attempt to secure massive tax cuts for the wealthy, and freeze them in place with a constitutional amendment. Meanwhile, new GOP child care bills show their inability to address major social problems due to their anti-government absolutism.

We review the latest MAGA Republican power play in Georgia, the RICCO indictments by the State Attorney General of social justice advocates opposing the building of the giant Cop City police training complex.

Finally, we have a news maker interview with award-winning sportswriter Dave Zirin, the sports editor of The Nation Magazine. Dave discusses the public shakedown by the Brewers to get over half a billion dollars in public money for stadium repairs, without anything in return for the public benefit. Zirin explains how what is happening here is part of an orchestrated effort by Major League Baseball and other major professional sports leagues to extract significant public dollars with few or no concessions. Ziren reminds us that community organizing is the secret to cutting a much better deal with teams that center on protecting the public’s interest, not the windfall profits of billionaire owners.

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MADISON  — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address highlighting his special session that will take place September 20th and urging Republican Legislators to vote to invest in creating a first-of-its-kind Wisconsin Paid Family and Medical Leave program that would provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave to all public and most private employees in the state. More information on the governor’s special session plan is available here.

MADISON – Following the Pier collapse at UW-Madison's Union Terrace; Representative Shelia Stubbs released the following statement:

MILWAUKEE - We welcome Dr. Michael Rosen to the show, our resident economist dissected a new proposal asking to ReThink Brewers ownership and demand public equity in the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for nearly half $1 billion of public tax revenue.

We also discuss the climate change-induced Category 4 hurricane that hit Florida this week and yet another week of tragic shootings on multiple college campuses. We talk about the response from the University of North Carolina student newspaper bringing the horror the proliferation of guns has resulted in. In Wisconsin, Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Dallet writes an excellent letter to Justice Ziegler calling her out for her scheme to create a media firestorm and overturn another democratic election.

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http://newiprogressive.com/images/stories/S5/children-special-needs-s442.jpgGov. Evers continues to fight for a Special Session to give Wisconsin Legislative Republicans another chance to do the right thing after they eliminated Child Care Counts.

MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address welcoming students, parents, families, educators, and school staff across Wisconsin back to school for the 2023-2024 school year.

MADISON – Today, legislative Republicans introduced a series of bills aimed at addressing Wisconsin’s child care crisis. Needless to say the package fell short. Senate Democratic Leader Melissa Agard (D- Madison) released the following statement: