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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky
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Friday, 18 August 2023 10:21 |
MILWAUKEE - We start with a major threat to the 1st Amendment in the Northwoods that has made national news. Shereen Siewert, the editor and publisher of the Wausau Pilot and Review, joins us to discuss how her newspaper is being bullied through a bogus lawsuit by state senator Cory Tomczyk. The paper broke a story on a public incident where the Senator shouted an anti-gay slur at a young person who was testifying in favor of equity and inclusion at a public hearing. The lawsuit, which is costing the small newspaper hundreds of thousands of dollars, is clearly an effort to suppress free and independent media.
President Biden visited Milwaukee on Tuesday on the one year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. We discuss what the historic legislation means for Wisconsin and the country, and what remains to be done. We update the hostage taking by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the billionaire Brewers owner. It was revealed this week that owner Mark Attanasio spent more than half a million the last 6 months, more than any other group lobbying the state legislature. We evaluate the latest threat by Boss Vos and Republican leaders to threaten the impeachment of Janet Protasiewicz if she doesn’t recuse from redistricting cases. Who is really abusing power? Finally, Robert asks if the huge Biden investment in rural broadband will be handled well by the Evers Administration, or will it be yet another unaccountable infusion of money into the telecom industry?
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Thursday, 17 August 2023 10:09 |
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today delivered the Democratic Radio Address on his 2023-25 biennial budget investments to build the 21st-century infrastructure Wisconsin needs to support a 21st-century economy and workforce. Since 2019, the Evers Administration has improved over 5,800 miles of roads and nearly 1,600 bridges across the state. The 2023-25 biennial budget continues building upon those efforts by making several key investments in Wisconsin’s roads, bridges, and infrastructure. More information can be found here.
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Written by Melissa Agard Press
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Wednesday, 16 August 2023 10:59 |
MADISON – Late last night, we learned of the passing of Ada Deer, a remarkable advocate for Native American rights and a prominent leader both at the state and federal level. State Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky
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Friday, 11 August 2023 10:14 |
MILWAUKEE - In this week’s episode we welcome new In These Times magazine executive director Alex Han to discuss the vital role of independent progressive media, and the cutting edge journalism the historic magazine provides. We encourage our listeners to read and support In These Times.
Priscilla Bort joins us from the Wisconsin Public Education Network Summer Conference to announce the 2nd Movement Politics Academy, which trains tomorrow’s movement leaders to run for office.
We dive into the hypocrisy of Wisconsin Supreme Court Chief Justice Annette Ziegler’s media tour the past week, where she whined about changes to the court that will bring more transparency and accountability. Apparently the end of the lawless reign of right-wing politicians in robes acting as a super-legislature is too much for the disgraced Chief Justice to endure.
Resident economist, Dr. Micheal Rosen, returns to the show to talk about the state of the American economy, public perception of the economy, and who benefits when the Federal Reserve increases interest rates.
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Written by WisDems Press
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Thursday, 10 August 2023 12:41 |
We must work together in the coming weeks, says Governor.
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Written by WisDems Press
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Wednesday, 09 August 2023 12:18 |
MADISON, Wis. — On the first anniversary of President Biden signing the CHIPS and Science Act into law, Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Haley McCoy released the following statement:
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Wednesday, 02 August 2023 11:02 |
MADISON — Gov. Tony Evers today released the following statement in reaction to a lawsuit filed in the Wisconsin Supreme Court challenging the state’s gerrymandered legislative maps.
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Written by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, Beverly Speer
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Friday, 28 July 2023 16:11 |
Beverly Speer takes over from longtime contributor Matt Rothschild to report on money in politics.
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Last Updated on Friday, 28 July 2023 16:56 |
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Written by GOV Press Wisconsin
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Thursday, 27 July 2023 12:40 |
Gov. Evers indicated in radio address that he is giving the Legislature a second chance to come back and complete their work on the biennial budget.
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Written by Citizen Action of Wisconsin, Matt Brusky
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Friday, 21 July 2023 09:57 |
A Special Interview with Wisconsin Public Education Network’s Heather DuBois Bourenane
MILWAUKEE - We welcome Wisconsin Public Education Network’s Heather DuBois Bourenan to discuss public education in Wisconsin following a state budget that saw the largest expansion of private voucher schools as part of a “deal” that blindsided supporters of public education.
Former President Trump revealed this eek he is a target of the special counsel’s Jan. 6 investigation, as multiple Wisconsin election officials are interviewed by federal investigators. Meanwhile, MAGA Republican lawmakers introduce another sham bill to add watermarks to absentee ballots that drives right-wing conspiracies about stolen elections. We speculate whether the Michigan AG’s prosecution of fake electors in their state will get Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul off the fence and reconsider prosecuting the Wisconsin fake electors who tried to steal our votes in 2020. We also review the Wisconsin Policy Forum’s new report trumpeting over $1 Billion in tax cuts in the state budget, however we highlight its failure to point out the only large BIPOC majority city in Wisconsin gets a huge tax increase with a regressive sales tax increase.
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