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Mixed Feelings On Juneteenth | Opinion
As long as I can remember, my friends and family referred to it as “our 4th of July”.
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Relief, Applause Greets Supreme Court Ruling That Leaves ACA Intact
Advocates urge building on health care law to expand coverage, equity.
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Police Reform To Evers, As Some Democrats Plead For Stronger Reforms
Activists from Milwaukee and Democratic lawmakers objected to the measures, saying they didn’t go nearly far enough.
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Assembly Republicans Pass Bills Excluding Trans Girls And Women From Sports
Republicans express outrage after being called 'cruel' for excluding children from athletic opportunities.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene In New Attack On Fauci Demands His Salary Be Stripped
Fauci has been a political lightning rod throughout the pandemic.
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Suburban Republican Calls For National Guard To Patrol Milwaukee ‘War Zone’
Sanfelippo called on Gov. Tony Evers to activate the Wisconsin National Guard to patrol Milwaukee neighborhoods.
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Environmental Groups Unite Against ‘Dire’ WMC Push To Block Chemical Cleanup
At stake, they say, is whether the DNR can continue to protect state lands and water.
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The Broad Battle Against Limiting Voting Rights
New voices join in the growing outcry against voter suppression bills.
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Teachers Come Under Pressure As Politicians, Parents Battle Over ‘Critical Race Theory’
A half dozen states have already passed laws this year banning the teaching of “divisive concepts.”
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Democrats Plead With Republicans To Discuss Criminal Justice Reform
'We have not nearly begun to scratch the surface of reforming our justice system'.
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Legislature’s Mystery Redistricting Bill Drafted By Vos, Republican Political Players
The rushed measure was actually drafted in March and finalized in April.
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Dems Call Out ‘Systemic Racism’ By Assembly Republican Leaders
Assembly Dems 'lift the curtain on racist retaliation in the Legislature'.
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Assembly Republicans Vote To Cut Federal Unemployment Pay
Debate and partisan vote follow cuts that could exacerbate worker shortage
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Oneida Co. Judge Threatens To Jail A Woman For Not Spending Her Stimulus Check On Rent
The woman, Cassandra Beatty, has been fighting an eviction for months.
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Wages, Child Care And More: Why The Labor Market Isn’t Growing
There's no single answer to the problem that employers are having hiring people.
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Police Wiretap Bill Introduced By Republican Senator
The bill aims to streamline social media surveillance for pen registers and trap/trace devices.
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Ability To Talk About Marijuana Voted Down In Capitol
Republicans don't just stop cannabis reform, they shut down a discussion on it.
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States poised to allow college athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness
It’s been against the rules governing collegiate sports for student athletes to make a profit off their name or image.
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Bold 'Enough Is Enough' Package Of Policing Bills Introduced In Capitol
The package of 12 bills, backed by several Democratic senators and state representatives, takes on several key issues around policing.
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GOP Introduces Ban On Critical Race Theory
Critical race theory is a school of academic thought that centers systemic racism in institutions, rather than individuals.
