Politics
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Biden vows to keep fighting for workers during stop at union auto plant
President Joe Biden said tentative contracts between the United Auto Workers union and the Detroit Three are “changing the face of the country” by promising better wages and benefits, and creating thousands of new jobs.
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There’s something important at the intersection of Election Day and Veterans Day: Our democracy
America literally cannot have one without the other—but it requires a heavier dose of respect than some people have been offering lately.
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Wisconsin Assembly pass Republican bill banning race, diversity factors in financial aid for UW
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill Tuesday that would ban Universities of Wisconsin officials from considering race and diversity when awarding state-funded financial aid.
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Republicans are abusing the impeachment process. Maybe that needs to become an impeachable offense.
Trump is facing justice, as are hundreds of insurrection participants. It’s past time for the middlemen to be held accountable for undermining American elections and democracy itself.
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Biden invests $5 billion to support rural communities, including in Wisconsin
The UW Madison Board Of Regents will use a nearly $200,000 grant to provide technical assistance to start-up cooperatives, as well as established cooperatives, in the areas of food systems, forestry, manufacturing, child care, and veterinary services.
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Enough talk, it’s time to protect Wisconsin’s water from PFAS
There’s money and proposed legislation to address contamination, but a “poison pill” in the bill is only good for polluters.
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What would a Wisconsin free from severe restrictions on women’s healthcare choices look like?
Democrats introduce a package of bills to remove abortion care limits imposed by Republicans and force all health providers to be up-front about medically accurate options.
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As Wisconsin housing costs soar, Biden wants to turn empty offices into housing
In Sept. 2020, the median home sale price in Wisconsin was $230,100. As of Sept. 2023, that figure had risen to $297,400, a nearly 30% increase, according to Redfin. Average monthly costs for 1- and 3-bedroom rentals in Wisconsin have also jumped by as much as 25% since 2021.
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Wisconsin GOP Floats Bill to Give Deceptive ‘Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ $1M in Taxpayer Money
The centers are often not medically licensed facilities and are known to dissuade women against abortion care.
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Wisconsin House Republicans voted for an anti-abortion extremist for House Speaker
Before being elected to Congress, Mike Johnson tried to shut down an abortion clinic in Louisiana. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Johnson called it a “historic and joyful” day and later expressed support for nationwide abortion ban. Now, he’s the new Speaker of the House.
