2024 Elections
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Opinion: Newly-elected legislator wants to work toward an ‘unapologetic working class agenda’
Phelps: The real story of the election is that we’re concerned about our schools, hospitals and clinics, rents and mortgages, environment, and the cost of childcare.
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How to talk to a conspiracy theorist, in 6 steps
Here’s how you (yes, you!) can help stop your friends and family from going down extremist rabbit holes.
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Hate and harassment towards women spreads after Trump’s election
Over a 24-hour period following Trump’s election, there was a 4,600% increase in the usage of the phrase “your body, my choice” on X. The phrase has made its way offline as well, with young girls and parents across the country using social media to share instances of harassment involving it.
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Wisconsin voters pass school district’s referendum for childcare center
In the Lincoln School District – which is Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan, voters saw a little something different on the ballot this week. It was a question that asked to borrow about $2.9 million dollars to add a childcare center onto the elementary school in Merrillan. It passed, with 57% voting in favor of the project.
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Harris underperforms recent Democrats in UW-Madison wards
Vice President Kamala Harris easily clutched a win in Dane County, but UW-Madison campus wards showed underperformance with college students.
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Harris says nation must accept election results while urging supporters to keep fighting
Harris delivered her remarks at Howard University, her alma mater and one of the country’s most prominent historically Black schools, in the same spot where she hoped to give a victory speech.
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Tammy Baldwin wins third term amid Trump’s Wisconsin victory
Senator Tammy Baldwin, the first Democrat to receive an endorsement from the Wisconsin Farm Bureau in over 20 years, defeated California banker Eric Hovde, who spent at least $20 million of his own funds for the bid.
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SHIFT-RIGHT, BACKSPACE
Wisconsin is the state that puts Trump in the White House—again. Sen. Tammy Baldwin hangs on for a narrow win. Unrigged maps have given the Legislature a reset to normal representation.
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Trump wins the White House
Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, sparked a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was convicted of felony charges and survived two assassination attempts.
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Presidential race too close to call as vote counts continue in key swing states
Results in Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin may not come in until Wednesday morning, and Arizona and Nevada are unlikely to see calls made before Wednesday or Thursday.
