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Rep. Jason Crow addresses political violence following attacks on public officials
East Arapahoe News - Colorado
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July 13, 2025
Representative Jason Crow, who has served in the U.S. Congress representing Colorado’s 6th District since 2019, addressed the issue of political violence in a series of posts on July 13, 2025. Crow, who succeeded Mike Coffman and resides in...
Political outsider Bill Berrien enters race to be Republican governor of Wisconsin
Daily Mail
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July 11, 2025
A suburban Milwaukee businessman, former Navy SEAL and political outsider is entering Wisconsin's race for governor. Bill Berrien, 56, likens himself to President Donald Trump and is promising a 'Wisconsin First' agenda. Berrien becomes the second...
Milwaukee County HHS explains policy changes after 'incompetent' man was released without notification
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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July 11, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Milwaukee County's Department of Health and Human Services is making several policy changes after a potentially dangerous man was released into the community with few people knowing about it. On Thursday, July 10, a county...
Wisconsin Just Passed New Tax Credits for Film and TV with Bipartisan Support — Read That Again
IndieWire
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July 10, 2025
While Trump has flirted with imposing a 100 percent tariff on movies made outside the United States, Wisconsin is welcoming the industry with hope and energy. A new bipartisan budget from the Badger State — which tipped red in the last...
Green Lake County: Government transfers accounted for 24.6% of income in 2022, up from 8.9% in 1970
SC Wisconsin News
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July 13, 2025
In 2022, government transfers made up 24.6% of total income in Green Lake County, Wisconsin—a 15.7% surge from 8.9% in 1970 and a 5.4% increase from 2012’s 19.2%. This marks the fourth largest increase among all Wisconsin counties over the past...
2022: How government transfer reliance in Bayfield County has changed since 1970
Northwoods Reporter - Wisconsin
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July 13, 2025
In 2022, government transfers made up 27.1% of total income in Bayfield County, Wisconsin—a 10% rise from 17.1% in 1970 and a 4.4% increase from 2012’s 22.7%. This marks the ninth largest increase among all Wisconsin counties over the past decade,...
Wisconsin’s Sean Duffy picked to lead NASA
Superior Telegram - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, a former congressman from Wisconsin, will lead NASA as its interim administrator, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. NASA’s administrator is appointed by the president, but a permanent...
Milwaukee war hero, Lance Sijan, honored again in memorial rededication
CBS 58 - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- A hometown war hero was recognized once again Thursday, July 10, in Milwaukee. Captain Lance Sijan from Bay View, an air force pilot who was shot down during the Vietnam War and endured torture and eventually died in Hanoi...
Governor Evers lends a hand with YMCA Summer Food Program
WXOW - Wisconsin
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Last week's Wisconsin state budget, signed into law by Governor Tony Evers, included $10 million dollars to continue the Food Security Initiative. LA CROSSE, Wis. (WXOW) – Last week's Wisconsin state budget, signed into law by Governor Tony Evers,...
Milwaukee war hero memorial restored at Mitchell International Airport
WISN 12 - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
NEEDED TO BE TAKEN CARE FOR YOU AS A CLIENT. TONIGHT, A MEMORIAL MAKEOVER FOR A WAR HERO FROM MILWAUKEE. BAYVIEW NATIVE CAPTAIN LANCE SIJAN DIED FIGHTING IN THE VIETNAM WAR. THE TRIBUTE AT MITCHELL AIRPORT HONORING HIS SERVICE WAS IN NEED OF...
Election security groups urge Supreme Court to block late-arriving ballots
Washington Examiner
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July 10, 2025
Three leading election integrity groups urged the Supreme Court on Thursday to prohibit states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, warning that the practice violates federal law and undermines public trust in elections.In...
North Carolina’s Democratic Party passes resolution calling for arms embargo on Israel. Many state leaders have stayed silent
CNN
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July 17, 2025
CNN — When the executive committee of North Carolina’s Democratic Party passed a resolution in June calling for an immediate arms embargo on Israel, it set off another episode in the party’s ongoing struggles with how it addresses the Israel-Hamas...
Republicans wanted fewer abortions and more births. They are getting the opposite
The Guardian
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July 17, 2025
Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the US supreme court case that rescinded the constitutional right to abortion, is failing on its own terms. Since the ruling, in June 2022, the number of abortions in the US has risen. Support for...
Milwaukee police shootings; reevaluating domestic violence, fight response
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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In the span of less than two weeks, three local police officers were shot while responding to calls about fights and domestic violence. Now, the Milwaukee Police Association union said it is rethinking how officers respond. MILWAUKEE - In the span...
Wisconsin congressional maps: New lawsuit seeks to redraw districts before 2026 midterms
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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Wisconsin Congressional Districts (2025) MADISON, Wis. - A new lawsuit seeking to redraw Wisconsin's congressional district boundary lines was filed on Tuesday, less than two weeks after the state Supreme Court declined to hear a pair of other...
Wisconsin passes bill to attract data center development
Finance & Commerce - Minnesota
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July 10, 2025
MADISON, Wis. — Solidifying its interest in data center construction, Wisconsin enacted a new law to support the development of two computing facilities in Port Washington and Beaver Dam. Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday signed Assembly Bill 140, now...
Governor Evers visits Seymour farm, undecided on running for third term
WBAY - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
SEYMOUR, Wis. (WBAY) - Governor Tony Evers made a stop in Seymour as part of his statewide biennial budget tour. He touched on his overall thoughts on the final legislation. Governor Tony Evers put pen to paper just last week, signing the budget...
Milwaukee’s Beaches Had Polluted Water For More Than Half of 2024
Urban Milwaukee - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee McKinley Beach. File photo by Graham Kilmer. As Wisconsinites hit the beach this summer, a new report finds 77 percent of Great Lakes beaches in the state tested as potentially unsafe for...
Milwaukee police officer shot, effort to honor Corder in Washington, D.C.
FOX 6 - Wisconsin
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FOX6 is talking to the people who knew and loved Officer Kendall Corder, including Corder's former sergeant, who thought of him like one of her own kids. MILWAUKEE - Efforts to honor a Milwaukee police officer killed in the line of duty are going...
Law School faculty spotlight: Prof. Karen Sandrik
Marquette Today - Wisconsin
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July 10, 2025
Marquette University Law School is delighted to welcome Prof. Karen Sandrik — a nationally recognized scholar, gifted teacher and former elite athlete — who brings a rare blend of intellectual depth, real-world experience, and infectious energy to...